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China sets up "small satellite" engineering center
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-12-14 00:09
China wrapped up construction of a national engineering and research center
on small satellites and their application in Beijing Tuesday, paving the way for
large- scale development of small satellites.
"The center has a designed production capacity of six to eight small
satellites. It is the largest small satellite development and experiment base in
the world at present," said an official with the center, owned by the
Dongfanghong Satellite Company of the China Aerospace Science and Technology
Corporation.
The 16,135-sq m complex, located on Beijing's northwestern outskirts,
consists of a design center and an assembly, test and experiment center. Its
business scope ranges from research to the design and assembly of small
satellites.
China has launched a number of small satellites over recent years for use in
scientific experiments, resource surveys, disaster alert and environment and
agriculture monitoring. The latest launch was made in mid November from the
Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan
Province.
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