A SQX-1 Y10 commercial carrier rocket carrying the HS-9 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on July 29, 2025. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The HS-9 satellite was developed by Zhejiang ISCO Data, a company based in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang province, and was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on July 29, joining the expanding Kunpeng constellation, a China-developed commercial remote sensing satellite network.
Equipped with a payload that integrates both panchromatic and eight-band multispectral sensors, the satellite also features a compact, lightweight satellite computer about the size of a human palm. Despite its small form, it delivers high computing performance and is considered one of the smallest and lightest of its kind in the commercial satellite sector.
Orbiting Earth about 15 times a day at an altitude of over 500 kilometers, the satellite will support sectors such as natural resource management, agricultural monitoring, and marine conservation. By the end of 2027, the Kunpeng constellation is expected to consist of 28 satellites, providing high-frequency, precise Earth observations to support digital transformation at the county level.
Much of the satellite's platform and core components were developed in Taizhou. The arrival of multiple satellite projects in Taizhou has energized the local economy and advanced the city's role in the aerospace supply chain.
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