Chuangxin-1 04 (CX-1 04)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 228

Launch data: Designation  40137 / 14051B Launch date  04 Sep 2014 - 00:15 UT Launch site  Jiuquan, SLS-2 Launch vehicle  CZ-2D Mission  Message data relay Sun-synchronous Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  778 x 810 km Eccentricity   Inclination  98.46 ° Period  100.74 min

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Description:

• CHUANGXIN 1-04 is a small satellite designed to gather and transmit data for disaster relief and economic development applications. The craft's mission includes collecting hydrological, meteorological and electric power data. It follows similar Chuangxin relay satellites launched in 2003, 2008 and 2011.

Mission details:

• A Chinese launch on Sep 4, 2014 put two small communications satellites in a 778 x 809 km x 98.5 deg, 0630 LTDN sun-synchronous orbit. The satellites are Chuangxin-1 satellite 04 from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, for message data relay, and Ling Qiao Tongxin Shiyan Weixing (Smart Communications Test Satellite), a joint venture of Tsinghua University and Xinwei Telecom for tests of multimedia data transmission. The CZ-2D second stage lowered its orbit to 254 x 835 km after deploying the satellites.

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