SSC and RADI (The Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth), under China Academy of Science (CAS), has signed a contract regarding services to be provided by SSC using the new RPSS-1 antenna installed by SSC at their satellite station at Esrange Space Center.
SSC's Esrange Space Center.
Photo courtesy of SSC.
The service agreement between RADI and SSC supports data reception for scientific purposes and focuses on environments such as climate change, agriculture development and societal planning, as well as being an important component of rapid disaster relief capability.
The RPSS-1 antenna was inaugurated on the December 15 and the service will be initiated on the January 1, 2017.