Chuangxin-1-03 (CX 1 - 03)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 171

Launch data: Designation  37930 / 11068A Launch date  20 Nov 2011 - 00:15:04 UT Launch site  Jiuquan, 603 Launch vehicle  CZ-2D (Y19) Mission  Government: Eart obs. Sun-synchronous LEO Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  787 x 801 km Eccentricity  9,77E-04 Inclination  98.4 deg Period  100.75 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• CHUANGXIN 1-03 is a small satellite designed to gather and transmit data for disaster relief and economic development applications. The craft's mission includes collecting hydrological, meteorological and electric power data. The satellite is managed by the China Academy of Sciences

Mission details:

• China launched a Chang Zheng (Long March) 2D from its northern Jiuquan spaceport on Nov 20, 2011 carrying Shiyan weixing 4 (Experimental Satellite 4). The smaller 'Chuanxin yihao 03 xing' (Chuanxin-1 satellite 3) was also placed in orbit, together with the CZ-2D second stage rocket.
• The payloads lifted off at 0015 GMT Sunday (7:15 p.m. EST Saturday) from the Jiuquan launching base in northwestern China. A 134-foot [40.8-m]-tall Long March 2D booster soared into the dawn sky from Jiuquan, where it was 8:15 a.m. Sunday local time.
• The two-stage, hydrazine-fueled launcher was expected to place the Shiyan 4 and Chuangxin 1-03 satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit.
• CX-1 03 and SW-4 are in 783 x 804 km x 98.5 deg orbits.