On February 3, China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center successfully launched nine satellites using the Jielong-3 carrier rocket in the waters near Yangjiang, Guangdong. Xinhua News Agency.
At 11:06 on February 3, the first X-band synthetic aperture radar satellite named "Jigao Kechuang" (Zhixing-2A satellite) was launched at sea with the Jielong-3 Yao-3 carrier rocket, and the satellite successfully entered the scheduled orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success, becoming the first star of Jinan High-tech Zone in 2024. This year, Jinan High-tech Zone will focus on the layout of the three major fields of "communication, navigation and remote sensing", and more than 20 satellites will be launched one after another.
The new Yellow River reporter learned that the "Ji Gao Kechuang " satellite is developed by Jinan Zhixing Space Technology, the main payload of the satellite is the X-band flat-panel phased array radar system, the resolution of the earth imaging is up to 1 meter, the maximum width can reach 90 kilometers, the satellite star structure and phased array antenna panel, are suitable for mass manufacturing of 3D printed skin lattice structure, is currently the largest 3D printing satellite structure in orbit in China, the satellite operation will be natural resources monitoring and investigation, disaster emergency management, Provide high-frequency remote sensing data services in land and resources census and other application fields.
It is reported that the Zhixing Space Project is jointly introduced by Jinan High-tech Zone and Shandong Railway Development and Jinan Financial Investment Holding Group, giving full play to the advantages of Jinan Science and Technology Innovation Financial Reform Pilot Zone, constantly exploring new ideas and new ideas in promoting scientific and technological innovation and industrial development with financial capital, adopting the model of "capital + investment", providing all-round support for enterprises in project financing, carrier support, industrial integration, etc., and successfully introducing the Zhixing Space Project to settle in Jinan High-tech Zone.
Since 2021, Jinan High-tech Zone has successively launched more than 10 satellites of various types, such as the first innovative remote sensing constellation project "Qilu Satellite" in the mode of "space-based Internet + remote sensing small satellite" in China, the world's first quantum communication encrypted micro-nano satellite "Jinan-1", and the first domestic low-orbit satellite navigation augmentation system constellation test satellite "Quancheng-1", and more than 170 satellites are planned to be launched. In just three years, the comprehensive layout of the three important fields of "communication, navigation and remote sensing" of commercial aerospace has been completed, and these satellites named after "Jinan" and "Quancheng" also demonstrate the rapid development of Jinan's aerospace power.
At present, relying on the satellite constellation that has been laid out, Jinan High-tech Zone has formulated the aerospace information industry plan, drawn the industrial map, and built the chain, extended and supplemented the chain around the key links of the industrial chain, accelerated the project attraction, and created an industrial ecology. In that year, the Jinan Iron and Steel Satellite ** Manufacturing Base project was signed, started and capped, and the "high-tech speed" of project construction was run. It has successively introduced the Zhixing Space Satellite R&D and Intelligent Manufacturing Headquarters Base Project, the Zipline Aerospace Low-orbit High-resolution Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation Project, and promoted the initial formation of the satellite industry chain including satellite platform and payload research and development, satellite **, satellite testing, and satellite operation in Jinan High-tech Zone. According to statistics, Jinan High-tech Zone has more than 60 aerospace information industry-related enterprises, with a revenue of more than 10 billion yuan.
Relying on strong software development strength, Jinan High-tech Zone is constantly developing in depth in the field of aerospace applications. With the continuous maturity of the Internet of Vehicles and unmanned driving technology, as well as more new energy vehicle companies such as BYD and Geely have landed vehicle production projects in Jinan, and the application scenarios are constantly enriched, Jinan High-tech Zone is starting to build a satellite application industry demonstration zone.
In the next step, Jinan High-tech Zone will focus on cutting-edge technological innovation fields such as aerospace information, continue to introduce key projects in new aerospace materials, key satellite components, satellite application terminal equipment and other links, vigorously develop new quality productivity, optimize and strengthen industrial clusters, optimize and improve the business environment, and go hand in hand in scientific and technological research and development, constellation construction, satellite application, industrial talent training, etc., to create a high-quality industrial ecology, and take the lead in building a future industry pilot area. (Jinan Times New Yellow River client reporter Cao Qian).