{"id":119932,"date":"2021-10-08T06:52:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T10:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/?p=119932"},"modified":"2023-02-22T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T17:37:36","slug":"chinese-partnership-to-create-tianxian-sar-satellite-constellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/chinese-partnership-to-create-tianxian-sar-satellite-constellation\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese partnership to create Tianxian SAR satellite constellation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HELSINKI \u2014 A Chinese state-owned enterprise and a private firm are partnering to establish a 96-satellite SAR constellation, with the first launch set for February 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 38th institute of the giant state-owned enterprise China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) will work with private satellite manufacturer Spacety to construct a X and C-band synthetic aperture radar constellation named Tianxian. The constellation will consist of 96 small satellites launched into various planes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The announcement was made at the recent Zhuhai Airshow in south China, which concluded Oct. 3. A contract was signed with the China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) for launch of the first batch of satellites on the second Long March 8 in February 2022. A further launch is scheduled for Q3 2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/1yonGtRXD0ChCGcENNLzWQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to Spacety.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tianxian satellites will have four imaging modes of imaging functions, Science and Technology Daily <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.cn\/science\/2021-09\/29\/c_1310216332.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Onboard processing capabilities will allow fast image interpretation and information transmission. Spacety has already developed TY-MiniSAR-C and X first generation satellite platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spacety and the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nci.ac.cn\/enzgdzkj\/about_us\/member_units\/408371\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38th institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> combined to develop the satellite platform and SAR payload for the C-band satellite <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/spacety-releases-first-sar-images\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hisea-1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The miniaturized, 185-kilogram satellite launched in December 2020 from Wenchang on the first Long March 8 rocket.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hisea-1 is China\u2019s first commercial SAR satellite and is capable of imaging with a spatial resolution of 1 meter and a swath width of 100 kilometers. It is oriented to national security, emergency, industrial application and scientific research needs, including ocean and coastal observation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nature of the partners and capabilities of Tianxian mean it is a possible example of China\u2019s military-civil fusion national strategy, leveraging and optimizing civil and military resources and potentially serving both military and economic needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hisea-1 carries an iodine electric propulsion system developed by French Startup ThrustMe for orbit maintenance, collision avoidance and de-orbiting. Spacety also recently signed a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t4innovation.com\/t4i-and-spacety-luxembourg-sign-an-mou-to-seal-their-intended-collaborations-on-electric-propulsion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Memorandum of Understanding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Italian firm T4i on cooperation in electric propulsion and flight opportunities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These partnerships could help Spacety meet obligations laid out by a Chinese government body overseeing the development of commercial space in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A \u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sastind.gov.cn\/n157\/c6812015\/content.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notice <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on promoting the orderly development of small satellites\u201d issued May19 by China\u2019s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touches on areas including frequency use, production, on-orbit safety, launch applications, collision avoidance capabilities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hisea-1 is expected to use its propulsion system to deorbit at the end of its anticipated three-year lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tianxian plans follow a spate of commercial SAR constellation developments worldwide. Finland\u2019s Iceye already operates X-band SAR satellites while the first operational satellite of San Francisco-based Capella Space, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/capella-sequoia-first-imagery\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sequoia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also operates in X-band. U.S. startup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/predasar-may-launch-48-satellites-with-spacex-exec-says\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PredaSAR <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Japan\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/iqps-constellation-plan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iQPS <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are also active in this field.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tianxian is not the only Chinese interest in commercial SAR satellites. In February, Beijing Smart Satellite Space Technology Co., Ltd. began procurement processes for its own SAR plans. Smart Satellite plans establish a constellation comprising 12 SAR X-band satellites in 2022 and in July signed an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/jqXLCUgmxuc1qp9_OZaphQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">agreement <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with CETC\u2019s 12th Institute, a domestic leader in microwave electron vacuum devices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among other companies with an interest in SAR, Piesat Information Technology Co. Ltd., which develops software for remote sensing image and data processing, in August <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/39.106.195.29\/html\/2021-07\/27\/content_752691.htm?div=-1#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signed <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a strategic agreement with GalaxySpace, a Beijing-based satellite manufacturer, for development of a four-satellite SAR constellation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinese state-owned enterprise and a private firm are partnering to establish a 96-satellite SAR constellation, with the first launch set for February 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11006,"featured_media":110362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"newspack_pugpig_automated_push":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"fullscreen","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[4148,4161],"tags":[1322,793,2209,2798],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[3506],"class_list":["post-119932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial-archive","category-news-archive","tag-asia","tag-china","tag-sar","tag-spacety","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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