China's Low Earth Orbit Satellite Internet of Things Accelerates Networking

According to the Hong Kong Wireless News website on December 20th, the launch of the Ceres 1 sea launched Y3 carrier rocket was successful. China has taken another step forward in building a low orbit satellite IoT constellation

At 6:18 pm on the evening of the 19th, China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center successfully launched the Gushenxing-1 sea launched Y-4 carrier rocket in the waters near Shandong. The rocket carried and launched the Tianqi Constellation 33-36 satellites into the predetermined orbit, and the flight test mission was a complete success

According to reports, the "Tianqi Constellation" is China's first low orbit satellite IoT constellation, consisting of 38 low orbit communication satellites. It can be widely used in various fields such as natural disaster monitoring, smart tourism, as well as direct satellite applications for electronic consumer goods such as automobiles

According to a report by TASS on December 19th, China Star Power Aerospace Corporation successfully launched four "Tianqi Constellation" satellites into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 850 kilometers in the waters near Shandong on December 19th

According to the information released on the WeChat official account of Xinghe Power Space Company, the launch time was 18:18 Beijing time on the 19th, and the launch was carried out using the Ceres 1 sea launched remote four carrier rocket

The "Tianqi Constellation" is a low orbit satellite IoT constellation constructed and operated by Beijing Guodian High tech Technology Co., Ltd. It can solve the problem of blind spots in IoT data communication coverage in land, sea, and sky, providing data services for various application scenarios such as smart cities, smart oceans, ecological environment monitoring, meteorology, forestry, emergency communication, etc

The Ceres 1 sea launched Y3 carrier rocket is a four stage solid rocket with a diameter of 1.4 meters and a total length of approximately 19 meters, capable of delivering a payload of about 400 kilograms into low Earth orbit

According to reports, with the support of the government, Chinese scientists are implementing a series of asteroid and Mars exploration projects. In 2023, China will carry out a total of 67 space launch missions throughout the year, with plans to increase to approximately 100 missions by 2024