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On May 21, 2024, at 12:12 pm, the first domestically developed commercial infrared meteorological satellite was successfully launched into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center by VSAT Technology Co. The satellite entered its designated orbit smoothly, marking the successful completion of the launch mission.

This satellite, as the first satellite of the commercial infrared satellite constellation project strategically planned by VSAT Technology, is equipped with world-class and domestically leading onboard infrared detectors. It incorporates innovative technologies such as onboard AI real-time processing. This satellite is not only China's first professional satellite for monitoring wildfires but also the country's first commercial infrared meteorological satellite.

The commercial infrared satellite constellation project comprises over 200 low-orbit small infrared satellites, aiming to achieve global coverage, high-frequency revisits, onboard processing, inter-satellite transmission, and commercial operation.

The data obtained from this project can be widely applied in disaster prevention and mitigation, pollution monitoring, resource investigation, precision agriculture, weather forecasting, financial technology, and other fields. It will provide satellite data services in an internet-based manner to a wide range of users, including emergency services, forestry, environmental protection, electric power, energy, and finance.

It will particularly focus on global forest fire monitoring and greenhouse gas monitoring, providing robust data and technological support to facilitate early detection, early warning, and early suppression, thus reducing casualties and economic losses, and offering significant economic and social value.

Currently, VSAT Technology is planning to build a satellite production base project in Shengzhou Economic Development Zone. Once the project reaches full production capacity, it will be able to produce over 100 micro-satellites annually.