China Compound Eye space radar project looks to build on initial success
- Work begins on next stage after phase one verifies feasibility of technology that mimics the animal world to expand exploration
- When completed, the installation will be the most powerful on Earth and make Chongqing ‘world capital’ of asteroid research
“[The] launch of the second phase of the China Compound Eye project marks a new stage of our research. It will promote the development of high-end industries such as big data, electronic information, and satellite internet in Chongqing,” he said, in a BIT statement.
The facility, which takes up more than 1.2 sq km (300 acres), is located in the southwestern municipality’s Yunyang district, at the core of the Three Gorges Dam area.
The BIT statement said the project would enable China to maintain its leading position in the field of deep space technology “for a long time”.
“The project will provide important support for China’s ongoing near-Earth asteroid monitoring and defence system established by the China National Space Administration, as well as other planetary science research,” it said.
