China successfully launched two Oriental Smart Eye (OSE) hyperspectral satellites aboard a Smart Dragon-3 rocket from a sea-based platform near Haiyang, Shandong, on August 5, 2026.

China successfully launched two Oriental Smart Eye (OSE) hyperspectral satellites aboard a Smart Dragon-3 rocket from a sea-based platform near Haiyang, Shandong, on August 5, 2026. Equipped with advanced hyperspectral imaging and onboard AI processors, the satellites can analyze land, water, vegetation, and minerals directly in orbit, reducing data processing time from days to minutes. Together, they provide global coverage every five days and will support environmental monitoring, agriculture, and disaster management, including crop monitoring projects in Indonesia and Uzbekistan. Source: Xinhua