Long March-2D launches Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B

A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched six Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B satellites (“吉林一号”宽幅02B01-06) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 20 September 2024, at 04:11 UTC (12:11 local time). According to official sources, Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B01 (“吉林一号”宽幅02B01星, also known as Qilian-1 /祁连一号) is “the first satellite of Gansu’s first commercial satellite constellation “Qilian Series”, developed for Gansu’s ecological protection and economic development”. The Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B02-06 satellites are “the first ultra-large-width, high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites developed in small batches in China”. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)