Dong Fang Hong 30

China (PR)

Spacecraft n°:

Chinese satellite n°: 35
Also called Feng Yun 1-2, means "wind and cloud"

Launch data:

Designation20788 / 90081A
Launch date03 Sep 1990
Launch site Taiyuan
Launch vehicle  CZ-4
MissionMeteorology
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 875/897 km
Inclination 98.8°
Period 102.7 min

Mission: weather forcasting and environment monitoring; cloud, ice, snow and flood monitoring; sea color and surface temperature.

Specifications

Prime contractor State Met Administration
Mass at launch 750 kg
Stabilization 3-axis
Design lifetime 1 year

APT-Downlink is approximately 36kHz wide FM-modulated, APT-FAX format.

APT downlink freq. 137.800MHz (currently not active)
HRPT downlink freq. (around 1700MHz?, active)
Beacon freq. ? 
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