Ali Baba affiliate in China to launch e-commerce satellite

BEIJING: A Chinese shopping website affiliated with e-commerce giant Ali Baba group plans to launch the world’s first e-commerce satellite to provide consumers with customisd products. The Peoples’ Daily quoted China Economic Net as saying that the satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2017.

Juhuasuan.com announced plans to launch the satellite in cooperation with the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the China Space Museum. According to the report, one example of benefit to consumers would be that the best and freshest vegetables would be available to consumers after cultivation and harvesting data is analysed by the satellite. — IANS