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• Andrew Jones
China flies Jielong-3 internet-test payload; Kinetica-1 adds 8 imaging satellites to active remote-sensing capability
Two Chinese solid-rocket launches from Jiuquan inserted nine satellites into orbit, including the Jielong-3 internet-test satellite and eight Kinetica-1 remote-sensing spacecraft for the Jilin-1 constellation. The payloads extend both broadband/communications experimentation and fresh commercial imaging capability via new deployments.
