Satellites provide lift to province's advanced manufacturing drive

The Jilin 1 satellite has helped launch the province's advanced manufacturing drive, along the way providing precise data for firefighting and environmental protection. The first commercial remote sensing satellite system developed in China, Jilin 1 was sent into space in October 2015, said Jia Hongguang, deputy general manager of Chang Guang Satellite.

Since then, 13 more satellites have been put into orbit.

"We have significantly improved satellite service levels, including the ability to revisit any location in the world within a day and complete a general nationwide probe in one month," Jia said.