China, France plan to launch first joint oceanic satellite in 2018
2017-10-22 09:59:22 source：En.People.Cn
October 21, 2017
The first satellite jointly developed by the Chinese and French space agencies will be launched from China in the second half of 2018.
The China-French Oceanic Satellite is being tested in a Beijing-based assembly testing center of the China National Space Administration, said the administration Friday.
The 700-kilogram satellite will be primarily used for waves forecast and monitoring, as well as research in floating ice, polar glacier and ocean dynamics.
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