China launches two satellites featuring highest spatial resolution

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. (China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

The two satellites are equipped with high-resolution optical imagers and will be used to obtain data for the management of natural resources, city construction planning, emergency response, and other commercial operations.

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. (China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. (China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. (China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and Siwei Gaojing-1 04 satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Feb. 27, 2025. (China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)