China launches Lijian 1 rocket, sending 9 satellites into orbit

SATELLITE FOR GRID

The launch deployed China's first remote-sensing satellite in the power industry, coded Jixing High-Resolution 07D01.

With a spatial resolution better than 0.5 meters, this satellite enables precise monitoring of the structural conditions of power grid equipment, such as transmission lines and pylons.

The satellite can perform continuous east-west strip observations, covering over 200 kilometers of transmission corridor in a single pass, according to the State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute, one of its designers.