China Deploys Initial Diting-01 Satellites To Triangulate Terrestrial Radio Signals

By Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering · 2026-09-23

Interesting Engineering reports that a Lijian-1 Y18 rocket successfully delivered three Diting-01 spacecraft into low Earth orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. These units represent the first phase of a 60-satellite constellation managed by StarRF, a startup founded b

Interesting Engineering reports that a Lijian-1 Y18 rocket successfully delivered three Diting-01 spacecraft into low Earth orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. These units represent the first phase of a 60-satellite constellation managed by StarRF, a startup founded b