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China (PR)

Spacecraft Nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 73

Also called Feng Yun 1-4 or Fengyun 1D or FY-1D, means "wind and cloud"

Launch data:

Designation	27431 / 02024B
Launch date	15 May 2002 - 01:50 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan, LC-1 (Xichang?)
Launch vehicle	CZ-4B (#67)
Mission	Government: Earth Science
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	851 x 871 km
Eccentricity	1,38E-03
Inclination	98.8 deg
Period	102.17 min

Specifications

Prime contractor	China Aerospace Corporation
Platform
Operator	China Meteorological Administration
Mass at launch	956 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	3 yrs - still active

Polar-orbiting satellite; carries Multichannel Visible and Infrared Scan Radiometer (MVISR); means "wind and cloud."
Downlink: 180.007 MHz & 480.019 MHz HRPT on 1.7005 & 1.7045 GHz

Ref.: #7, #15, #226 - update: 03.11.10

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