Nation to upgrade maritime satellite network by 2020
By Wang Qian in Tianjin | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2012-09-06 07:53
皇冠体育app plans to launch eight satellites providing ocean and land data before 2020, a senior official said on Wednesday.
"The planned satellite launches, including four satellites observing the color of the sea, two observing ocean currents and two maritime radar satellites before 2020, have been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission," Jiang Xingwei, director of the National Satellite Ocean Application Service, told 皇冠体育app Daily at the third Digital Ocean Forum in Tianjin.
The new satellites will greatly improve 皇冠体育app's ability to observe and supervise the marine environment, he said.
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