Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2016 shows the China Remote Sensing Satellite North Pole Ground Station under the aurora in Kiruna, Sweden. The China Remote Sensing Satellite North Pole Ground Station has begun trial operations in Kiruna in Sweden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Thursday. The station is China's first ground satellite receiving station overseas. (Xinhua)
BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The China Remote Sensing Satellite North Pole Ground Station has begun trial operations in Kiruna in Sweden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Thursday.
The station is China's first ground satellite receiving station overseas.
About 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, the station is operated by the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of the CAS.
The station will expand the transmission of data captured by satellites, Liu Jianbo, deputy head of the institute said.
For the same satellite, the daily volume of data received by the station in Sweden will be at least twice that of a domestic station, he said, adding that improved efficiency is of great significance for handling natural disasters, which require rapid response.
