On 27 September 2023, the result of China Association for Geospatial Industry and Sciences (CAGIS) for "2023 China Geographic Information Science and Technology Progress Award" was announced. Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited won the special prize in the joint application project of "Major Infrastructure Deformation Radar Remote Sensing Key Technology and Demonstration Applications".
This project, focus on the cutting-edge technology of remote sensing mechanism of cloudy and rainy environment, has made breakthroughs in three key technologies: Interpretation of typical targets microwave sensing mechanism, robust estimation of InSAR deformation in complex and changeable infrastructure environment and integrated engineering treatment, forming a new integrated innovation result of "Remote sensing ground station - theoretical research - core technology - demonstration application - industry incubation".
At present, the results have been successfully applied to the Hong Kong International Airport, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and the smart monitoring of infrastructure in Southeast Asian countries, achieving excellent results in demonstration applications.
On April 28, Amazon launched the first batch of 27 Kuiper Internet satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. These satellites are the first of 3,236 satellites that Amazon plans to send to low Earth orbit for Project Kuiper.
On April 27 at 23:54, China successfully launched the Tianlian-2 05 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite entered its designated orbit smoothly, and the launch mission was a complete success.
TAIYUAN, April 19, China launched six satellites—Shiyan-27 01 to 06—aboard a Long March 6A rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. All satellites entered their planned orbits, marking the mission’s full success.