Luojia 1-01 satellite

Luojia 1-01 (LJ 1-01)

China (PRC)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 400

Launch data:

Designation	43485 / 18048B
Launch date	02 June 2018 - 04:13 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Imaging, Earth observation
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	635 x 647 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	98.0 °
Period	97.5 min

Launched together with: Gaofen 6

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Wuhan University
Platform	Cubesat 6U
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

LUOJIA 1-01 is a CubeSat (6U) sized earth observation satellite built by the Wuhan University. The satellite acts as a prototype for a future 60-80 earth observation satellite constellation. Luojia 1-01 features an imager with 100 m ground resolution.

Mission details:

A SAST/Shanghai Chang Zheng 2D launched a DFH CAST-2000 high resolution imaging satellite, Gao Fen 6, on Jun 2, 2018. A secondary 6U cubesat payload for Wuhan University was deployed; Luojia-1 kexue shiyan weixing 01 xing (Luojia-1 science experiment satellite S/C 01) carries a low light level imager for studies of illumination on the Earth′s night side.

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Ref.: #7(JR750), #228 - update: 04.02.19