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Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, China has launched a new satellite with a camera capable of taking photos of the ground with a resolution of five meters called “Ziyuan-1 02E” or “Five Meter 02 Optical Satellite”. This is the 39th launch of the Longue Marche-4C rocket and the 403rd launch of the entire Long March series.

Detailed explanation-2: -China on 26 Dec’21 launched a new satellite with a camera that can take pictures of the ground with a resolution of 5 m. The satellite, called “Ziyuan-1 02E” or “five-meter optical satellite 02,” was launched by a Long March-4C rocket from north China’s Shanxi province.

Detailed explanation-3: -China’s missions in space Launch of Ziyuan-1 02E satellite marks China’s 53rd space launch.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mission carried eight satellites developed by commercial remote sensing firm Changguang Satellite Technology, designated Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D 44-50 remote sensing satellite and the Jilin-1 Pingtai 01A01 satellites.

Detailed explanation-5: -China 1, also called Chicom 1, or PRC 1, first Earth satellite orbited by the People’s Republic of China. It was launched on April 24, 1970, from the rocket facility at Shuang Cheng Tsu, and it made China the fifth nation to place a satellite into Earth orbit. Little is known about China 1.