Jiuquan (Jilin Lincao 1, Hyperspectral-01)

- Launch data: Designation  43943 / 19005B Launch date  21 Jan 2019 - 05:42 UT Launch site  Jiuquan, SLS-E2 Launch vehicle  CZ-11 Mission  Imaging, Earth observation Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  516 x 540 km Eccentricity   Inclination  97.5° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• CALT flew the 6th Chang Zheng 11 from Jiuquan on Jan 21, 2019. The main payloads were two Jilin-1 Spectral (Jilin-1 Guanpu 1,2) satellites with hyperspectral imagers. The first was given the name Jilin Lincao 1 and its primary mission is forestry support.
• Jilin 1 satellites are a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite for high definition video within the Jilin-1 constellation designed and owned by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co.
• The Jilin-1 hyperspectral 01 and 02 satellites have a resolution of 5 metres, a 110 km swath width and collect data across 26 spectral bands.

External links:

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