Dong Fang Hong 50

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese satellite nº: 67
Also called Zhangguo Ziyuan 2, Zi Yuan 2 (ZY 2A) or Jianbing-3 1 (JB-3 1)

Launch data:

Designation26481 / 00050A
Launch date01 Sep 2000 - 03:25 UT
Launch site Taiyuan, LC-1
Launch vehicle CZ-4B (#60)
MissionMilitary: Remote sensing
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 474 x 492 km
Eccentricity 1,31E-03
Inclination 97.4 deg
Period 94.26 min

Might be derived from CBERS 1 The resolution is believed to be of a few meters.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractorChinese Academy of Space Technology (CASC)
Platform  
OperatorChinese Academy of Space Technology
Mass at launch 1500 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

End of live:

End of Operation:  Oct 2010
Cause:  
Reentered date:  11 Mar 2016
Lifetime: 

Transmissions: 179.951 MHz (with 9 components) and CW signal on 479.869 MHz
Ref.: #3(SD521), #7(JR605), #226, #228 - update: 09.06.16 Home