China Siwei Survey launches first SAR satellites

China launched two satellites on July 15 onboard a Chang Zheng 2C. The launch was conducted from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) in the Shanxi province. Liftoff was at 22:57 UTC and confirmed to be a success a few minutes later. The payloads went to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) and are called Siwei Gaojing-2 01/02, or SuperView Neo-2 01/02. They are operated and constructed by China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd., which is a Beijing company that focuses on the area of mapping technology and instruments that are needed for such mapping. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Jul 21)