Dong Fang Hong 55

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 75

Also called Zhangguo Ziyuan 2, Zi Yuan 2 (ZY-2B) or Jianbing-3 2 (JB-3 2)

Launch data:

Designation	27550 / 02049A
Launch date	27 Oct 2002 - 03:17 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan, LC1
Launch vehicle	CZ-4B (#68)
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	474/493 km sun-synchronous
Inclination	97.4°
Period	94.4 min

Replaces: DFH 50.

Specifications:

Prime contractor	CASC
Platform
Mass at launch	1350 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array	single panel
Stabilization
DC power

End of live:

Re-entered date:	22 Jan 2015
Lifetime:

Description:

Officially intended for environment monitoring and protection, city planning, crops yield estimate, disaster prevention and mitigation, space science testing.
Transmissions: 179.990 MHz

Ref.: #3(SD507), #7(JR605), #228 - update: 29.03.15