{"slug": "uzbekistan-launches-its-1st-remote-sensing-satellite", "title": "Uzbekistan launches its 1st remote sensing satellite", "summary": "Uzbekistan has successfully launched its first remote sensing satellite, the Samarkand-2028 hyperspectral satellite, assembled jointly with China's STAR.VISION company, from a sea-based launch platform off the coast of Shandong Province, China. The Uzbekcosmos Agency developed an artificial intelligence module that processes hyperspectral data onboard, enhancing data transmission and analysis efficiency. The mission aims to expand space technology applications in agriculture, environmental protection, and other sectors, marking a significant milestone in Uzbekistan's national space program.", "body_md": "# Uzbekistan launches its 1st remote sensing satellite\n\n[Uzbekistan ](https://qazinform.com/tag/uzbekistan_t1460)has successfully launched the Samarkand-2028 hyperspectral satellite, [Qazinform News Agency](https://qazinform.com/) reports.\n\nThe satellite was assembled jointly with [China's ](https://qazinform.com/tag/china_t5478)STAR.VISION company.\n\nIt was launched from a sea-based launch platform off the coast of Shandong Province, China.\n\n\"As part of the project, specialists from the Uzbekcosmos Agency developed an artificial intelligence module that enables hyperspectral data to be processed directly onboard the satellite. This capability significantly improves the efficiency of data transmission and analysis while expanding the practical application of AI in space technologies,\" the Uzbek Ministry of Digital Technologies\n\n[says].\n\nThe \"Samarkand-2028\" mission expands the application of space technologies in agriculture, environmental protection, natural resource monitoring, water resource management, disaster risk reduction, urban planning, and other strategically important sectors, according to the ministry.\n\nThe mission marks one of the largest international space projects in Uzbekistan's history and represents a significant milestone in the country's national space program. It also further strengthens scientific and technological cooperation between Uzbekistan and China", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uzbekistan-launches-its-1st-remote-sensing-satellite", "canonical_source": "https://qazinform.com/news/uzbekistan-launches-its-1st-remote-sensing-satellite-49d031", "published_at": "2026-08-05 08:29:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-05 09:37:13.593291+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Uzbekistan", "Samarkand-2028", "STAR.VISION", "Uzbekcosmos Agency", "Qazinform News Agency", "Uzbek Ministry of Digital Technologies", "China"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uzbekistan-launches-its-1st-remote-sensing-satellite", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uzbekistan-launches-its-1st-remote-sensing-satellite.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uzbekistan-launches-its-1st-remote-sensing-satellite.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/uzbekistan-launches-its-1st-remote-sensing-satellite.jsonld"}}