At 0909 GMT on 22 March, a Kuaizhou-1A rocket built by CASIC affiliate ExPace Technology Corp carried four meteorological microsatellites into LEO. The mission took place from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, in service of another CASIC-related entity Xiyong Microelectronics. These satellites, identified as Tianmu-1 03-06, will utilise GNSS-occultation technology to monitor the atmosphere for weather prediction purposes.
China launches four meteorology satellites to LEO, part of Tianmu-1 fleet
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