Dong Fang Hong 31

China

Spacecraft n°:

Chinese satellite n°: 36
Also called Atmosphere 1 and Da Qi Qui Weixing 1 (QQW 1)

Launch data:

Designation 20789 / 90081B
Launch date 03 Sep 1990
Launch site Taiyuan
Launch vehicle  CZ-4
MissionScientific: high atmosphere study
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 789/811 km
Inclination 99°
Period 100.9 min

Atmospheric balloon weighing 4kg.

End of life

Decay 11 Mar 1991

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