Haiyang-1 B

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 108

Also called: HY 1B & OceanSat-1B

Launch data:

Designation	31113 / 07010A
Launch date	11 Apr 2007 - 03:27 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan
Launch vehicle	CZ-2C-III (#F29)
Mission	Government: Meteorology / Oceanographic
LEO Earth orbit on Apr 11.26:
Perigee / Apogee	783 x 813 km
Eccentricity	2,09E-03
Inclination	98.62°
Period	100.84 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Dongfanghong Satellite Corporation Ltd.
Operator	State Oceanic Administration (SOA)
Platform
Mass at launch	500 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	450 W
Design lifetime	3 yrs - Still active

Mission details:

The Haiyang-1B oceanographic satellite was launched on Apr 11 from Taiyuan Space Center in China into a 783 x 813 km x 98.6 deg orbit.
It carries a 10-band ocean color scanner, a 4-band CCD imager with 250-meter resolution, and an infrared water profile radiometer.
HY-1A was launched in 2002 as a secondary payload on a CZ-4B launch, while HY-1B was the primary payload on its lighter CZ-2C rocket.

Ref.: #7(JR579), #206, #207, #226 - update: 29.09.07