OVS-3 (Chunlei Jihua Zhixing)

China

Int. spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 492

Also called: Zhuhai-1 03E

Launch data:

Designation	44539 (44534?) / 19060A
Launch date	19 Sep 2019 - 06:42 UTC
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-E2
Launch vehicle	CZ-11
Mission	Imaging
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	514 x 525 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.4°
Period	94.9 min

Launched together with: OVS 3A - OHS 3A/3D

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Description:

The Zhuhai 1 03 satellites will join a commercial satellite constellation built and operated by the Chinese company Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology Co., Ltd. That constellation, called Zhuhai-1, will ultimately consist of 34 small satellites, including video, hyperspectral, and high-resolution optical satellites, as well as radar and infrared satellites, according to China′s state-run Xinhuanet news agency.
Seven Zhuhai-1 satellites were already in orbit before today′s launch. The first two were video satellites, designated OVS-1A and OVS-1B, and they launched together in June 2017. Five additional satellites launched in April 2018, including four hyperspectral Earth-observation satellites designated as OHS-01, 02, 03 and 04, and the OVS-2 video satellite. Today′s launch added four more hyperspectral satellites and one more video satellite to the constellation.
According to Xinhuanet, the hyperspectral satellites "have the highest spatial resolution and the largest coverage width of their type in China," and the data and imagery from the satellite constellation will be used to study vegetation, water and crops, and "will provide services for building smart cities."

Mission details:

The Zhuhai yiaho 03 zu (Zhuhai-1 Group 3) cluster was launched by CZ-11 on Sep 19, 2019.
The cluster consists of one video satellite and four hyperspectral imaging satellites for the Zhuhai Orbital company. Each satellite has a name to commemorate a sponsor:

     
    Sat     Name                    Sponsor

    OVS-3   Chunlei Jihua Zhixing   Zhuhai Orbit Co, China Children and Teens Foundation
    OHS-3A  Xiahaian 1              West Coast New District Govt, Qindao, Shandong Prov.
    OHS-3B  Feitian Maotai          Guizhou Maotai Distillery Co.
    OHS-3C  Gaomi-1                 Gaomi City Govt, Shandong Prov.
    OHS-3D  GuoyuanV9               Jiangsu Jinshiyuan Wine Co Ltd.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR769,770), #27, #228 - update: 31.12.19

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