Another five JL-1 series satellites, including JL-1 GF03D-08 and JL-1GF03D-51 to 54, successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China, marking the 22nd launch of the Jilin-1 Constellation.
The JL-1 GF-03D satellite is a light and compact 75cm optical remote sensing satellite. Now, 37 identical JL-1 GF03D satellites, including the five satellites launched on 16 November 2022, are in orbit to form the Jilin-1 Constellation comprising 68 satellites in orbit.
Another eight JL-1 GF03D satellites are scheduled to launch before the end of 2022. By the end of 2023, the Jilin-1 Constellation will have 138 satellites in orbit, the majority consisting of JL-1 GF03D satellites.
Another eight JL-1 GF03D satellites are scheduled to launch before the end of 2022. By the end of 2023, the Jilin-1 Constellation will have 138 satellites in orbit, the majority consisting of JL-1 GF03D satellites.
Following this successful launch, HEAD Aerospace is glad to announce that its satellite portfolio has increased from 86 to 91, meeting all demands of Earth Observation from space. Within the portfolio, 72 out of 91 satellites offer VHR imagery from 30cm to 1m resolution to its global users for mapping, urban management, and promised census and management of agriculture, forestry, and land resources, as well as maritime security and environmental protection.
About HEAD Aerospace
HEAD Aerospace is a one-stop-shop service provider with integrated access from multiple Earth observation (EO) satellite constellations to complex turnkey geospatial solutions. A global network of more than 120 partners accesses HEAD’s central geodata hub of satellite imagery collected from 91 on-orbit satellites with image resolutions ranging from 30cm to 1m. The portfolio also offers Tri-Stereo imaging, True-Color Night Imaging, Hyperspectral, Video from space, C-Band, X-band, and L-Band SAR. By 2023, the EO constellation expects to be complete with 130+ satellites. The strategic partnership with Chinese satellite operators enables the supply of satellite imagery from Chinese sensors across the globe. These industry-leading satellites provide enormous capacity and monitoring capabilities due to frequent revisit times from the ever-growing number of sensors. A revisit capacity of 15 minutes is possible by our submeter resolution optical satellites from 64 in orbit every 15 minutes anywhere from 9 am to 5 pm or daily everywhere with 138 in the complete deployment of the Jilin-1 Constellation.
Next to the EO business unit, HEAD operates its own Space-based Internet-of-Things constellation, Skywalker, with eight on-orbit satellites as part of the 48 satellites constellation plan in 2025. The Skywalker Constellation has a data collection capability from ground-based terminals every hour, down to a few minutes, depending on latitude. It also carries AIS, VDES, and ADS-B payloads for ship detection and airplane monitoring services. HEAD, with eight satellites in orbit, provides data collection at least six times a day worldwide, enabling immediate services. HEAD has representation globally, with subsidiaries in France and the Netherlands and local employees on each continent. Together the team speaks native or fluent Arabic, Afrikaans, Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Kazakh, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
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