Taiwan's first self -made meteorological satellite "wind hunting" is expected to launch at the end of August this year.
According to the Taiwan Central News Agency on Saturday (May 20), the wind hunting is expected to complete the "pre -transport review" in mid -June this year, that is, complete all test items and enter the complete state.
After completing the test item and the schedule of the rocket flight, the satellite will be transported to the launch site to perform satellite testing, fuel irrigation, and connecting with the rocket at the launch site.
The wind hunting was originally scheduled to launch in the first quarter of this year, but the original French Arianespace Actress C-type Rockets failed in December last year.Subsequent time.
Relevant officials revealed that the windbound was launched at the end of August at the end of August, but the vehicle will be changed from the weaver actress C to the weaver actress.
The wind hunting person weighs about 250 kilograms, equipped with the global navigation satellite system reflex signal receiver (GNSS-R) developed by the Taiwan Space Center.After the launch is launched, the wind hunting person will be responsible for collecting signals reflected by the surface reflected on the low earth orbit to conduct research on sea gas interaction and typhoon intensity prediction.
