Dong Fang Hong 53

China (PR)

Spacecraft Nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 72
Also called Hai Yang 1 or HY-1

Launch data:

Designation 27430 / 02024A
Launch date 15 May 2002 - 01:50 UT
Launch siteTaiyuan, LC-1
Launch vehicle CZ-4B (#67)
Mission Meteorology
Perigee/Apogee 793/799 km
Inclination 98.8°
Period 102 min
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Operated by the National Marine Satellite Application Center.

It is an experimental marine service satellite equipped with a 10-band sea watercolor scanner (OCTS) and a four-band CCD imaging device (250 m resolution). It can observe seas and oceans at different levels and monitor changes in marine environment.

Specifications


Prime contractor CAST
Platform CAST968B (The bus is an evolution of Shijian 5)
Mass at launch 360 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension 1.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 m
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power  
Design lifetime 2 years

Possible frequencies:
2272.92-2274.12 MHz (downlink)
2093.03-2094.03 MHz (uplink)
8231-8281 MHz
8349.4-8399.4 MHz

Transmits only over the ground stations in China
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