The signing ceremony for the world's first low-inclination remote sensing satellite, the "Wuyang Constellation," was held.
From November 29th to December 1st, the 23rd China Remote Sensing Conference was held in Guangzhou. During the conference, a signing ceremony was held for the "Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement between the People's Government of Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Tianyuan Technology Co., Ltd., and Guangzhou University." This signing marks the official establishment of the main body of the world's first low-inclination remote sensing satellite constellation project—the "Wuyang Constellation"—in Tianhe District, Guangzhou City.
According to reports, as an important vehicle for implementing the national space power strategy in Guangdong, the "Wuyang Constellation" is jointly promoted by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, the National Information Center, and Guangzhou University. The "Wuyang Constellation" is a low-inclination, low-Earth orbit remote sensing constellation, comprising three "Wuyang Pioneer Stars" and 25 "Wuyang Constellation" satellites.
The "Wuyang Constellation" pilot satellite A is scheduled for launch in March or April 2026; Phase I of the "Wuyang Constellation" project plans to launch 5 to 10 satellites by the end of 2026, achieving two-day full coverage of low-latitude regions; Phase II of the "Wuyang Constellation" project plans to launch 15 to 20 satellites in 2028, achieving half-day full coverage of low-latitude regions; subsequently, the "Wuyang Constellation" plans to cooperate with other constellations to form a "Wuyang Star Network" with 1008 satellites by 2035.
"Designed, manufactured, launched, received, applied, and promoted in Guangzhou, the 'Wuyang Constellation' will provide a 'Guangzhou solution' for the development of commercial aerospace in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and the Greater Bay Area," said Gu Xingfa, Chairman of the China Remote Sensing Committee and Professor at Guangzhou University. He pointed out that the "Wuyang Constellation" will carry high-resolution, wide-swath, full-spectrum payloads to construct a "material fingerprint" map, providing full-spectrum, high-precision aerospace data services, upgrading remote sensing capabilities from "taking pictures" to "high-precision physical measurement." Its phased construction will gradually cover 15 provinces and regions in southern China as well as low-latitude countries and regions, creating a spatial information corridor for the "Maritime Silk Road" and providing intelligent services that are "instantly sensed, instantly transmitted, and instantly usable" for disaster prevention and control, resource management, and other fields, leading the global innovation and industrial development of low-latitude remote sensing technology.
