Beijing, April 7 (Xinhua): China remote detection satellite ground station has formally acquired the ability to receive, process and distribute the data product transmitted from the satellite Landsat-9, according to the Institute of Aerospace Information Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The station has received data from Landsat-5 since 1986. It also provides Landsat-7 and Landsat -8 observation data for users.
There are five branch stations: four in China and one in the Arctic. The stations in Beijing, Xinjiang and Hainan have completed the international certification of the Landsat-9 satellite terrain, the Institute said.
The Landsat-9 satellite was launched last September and started operating in January of this year.
China remote detection satellite ground station will provide standard data from Landsat-9 and value-added products to users across the country as soon as possible, To form a continuous update of Landsat's satellite observation data and comply with the requirements of scientific research and application.
China remote detection satellite ground station, one of the largest satellite receptors and processors in the world, is responsible for receiving data from all satellites of Observation of the civil land of the country and satellites of spatial sciences. EndItem
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