China Launches High-Res Imaging Satellite Into Wrong Orbit

A pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution imaging satellites, SuperView-1 01 and SuperView-1 02 launched by China on Wednesday, are currently deemed to be problematic as the two main payloads did not reach their intended orbit.



Moreover, various flight sequence events did not match up with pre-launch predictions, Spaceflight101 reported Wednesday.



The mission’s goal was to send the duo of