China launches Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F satellite(1/4)

The Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F satellite is launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 2:19 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest China, Oct. 27, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

The Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F satellite is an optical remote sensing satellite that can provide high resolution images and high-speed data transmission.

Kuaizhou-1A is designed to launch low-orbit satellites weighing under 300 kg. Since their first commercial mission in 2017, KZ-1A rockets have sent 21 satellites into space.

The Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F satellite is launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 2:19 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest China, Oct. 27, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

The Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F satellite is launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 2:19 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest China, Oct. 27, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)

The Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F satellite is launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 2:19 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwest China, Oct. 27, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Jiangbo)