https://en.people.cn/n3/2025/1010/c98649-20375071.html

In November 2024, Oman Lens, in cooperation with China’s STAR.VISION Aerospace Group, successfully launched Oman’s first AI-powered satellite — OMAN LENS-1 (OL-1). It is Oman’s first satellite registered with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) under the national name of Oman, marking the country’s official entry into the space era.

In this project, the Chinese side undertook the satellite’s full-process design, manufacturing, and launch, ensuring that it met the highest international standards. Its main payload is an optical camera with 1-meter panchromatic and 4-meter multispectral resolution, capable of continuous push-broom imaging for up to 45 minutes. The satellite’s most advanced feature is its on-board intelligent processing system, capable of cloud detection, images intelligent compression, target recognition, and image segmentation in orbit. It can be widely applied to national land surveys, urban planning, forest monitoring, and disaster management. OL-1 has successfully achieved on-orbit AI recognition of ships and aircraft.

China–Oman space cooperation is a model of high-quality Belt and Road collaboration.