On the morning of May 22nd, at the Satellite Application Innovation Forum of the 2025 Global Spatio Temporal Intelligence Conference (WGDC25), Yan Zhiyu, General Manager of Zhuhai Aerospace Micro Technology Co., Ltd., gave a keynote speech on "Artificial Intelligence Empowering Satellite Innovation Applications".
Yan Zhiyu pointed out that in recent years, the remote sensing satellite industry has shown two trends. Firstly, with technological changes and industrial development, the cost of remote sensing satellites is getting lower and smaller; Secondly, as data increases and fusion capabilities become stronger, there are also more and more open scenarios.
He stated that current remote sensing satellites have problems such as insufficient data timeliness and insufficient accuracy in interpreting specific topics. Although their application scenarios have become more diverse, there is still a certain distance to go before they can be scaled up and industrialized. In this context, artificial intelligence can provide certain opportunities for the remote sensing satellite industry. Firstly, artificial intelligence can empower satellite hardware to process and receive data quickly, from hours to minutes. Secondly, artificial intelligence can empower model algorithms, making them more accurate and universal
According to Yan Zhiyu, Hangyu Micro is expected to launch three satellites in group 04 in 2026. In addition to optimizing the resolution from 10 meters to 5 meters, this batch of hyperspectral AI satellites will add in orbit intelligent processing machines. Aerospace Micro will steadfastly advance in the direction of hyperspectral technology and use artificial intelligence models to assist industrial development
