TH 1

TH 1

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 145

Tianhui yi hao Weixing (Mapping Satellite 1)

Launch data:

Designation	36985 / 10040A
Launch date	24 Aug 2010 - 07:10 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D (#13)
Mission	Government: Earth Observation
LEO Earth orbit on Aug 24.61:
Perigee / Apogee	487 x 504 km
Eccentricity	1,24E-03
Inclination	97.35 deg
Period	94.52 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
Platform
Operator	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC)
Mass at launch	2500 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

Mapping and land resource sruveys to promote economic development; 3-D survey camera, ground resolution of 5m; multi-spectrum at 10m.
The Tianhui yi hao weixing (Mapping Satellite 1) was launched from Jiuquan on Aug 24, 2010. The satellite was built by the Hangtian Dongfanghong Weixing YG (Spaceflight East Is Red Satellite Corp.) and is for research, mapping and land resource surveys. On Sep 21 it was in a 486 x 504 km x 97.4 deg orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR632), #14, #206, #226 - update: 09.12.10