Tianhui 2-01A & 01B (TH 2-01A/01B)

China

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 466/67

Launch data:

Designation	Tianhui 2-01A	Tianhui 2-01A-B
Second name	TH 2-01A	TH 2-01B
NORAD-ID	44207	44208
Int. code	19024A	19024B
Launch date	29 Apr 2019 - 22:52 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan, LC-9
Launch vehicle	CZ-4B
Mission	Imaging, Earth observation
Sun-synchronous Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	506x517 km	506x517 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.4°	97.4°
Period	94.8 min	94.8 min
Decay

2 satellites launched together.

Spacecraft data:

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Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
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Solar array	solar arrays
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Mission details:

On Apr 29, 2019 China launched two new mapping satellites, Tianhui-2 01 zu 01 xing and Tianhui-2 01 zu 02 xing, into a 0600 local time descending node sun-synchronous orbit. The vehicle was launched at 2252 UTC and entered orbit around 2305 UTC; After payload separation the third stage made a perigee-lowering burn at 2311 UTC.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR764), #228 - update: 07.05.19