Shiyan Weixing
Shiyan Weixing (Shij Yan) is the name of a series of Chinese technology testing satellites.
Shiyan Weixing-1 (Tansuo-1, 2004-012A) was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on April 18, 2004 by a Long March 2C missile . Presumably this satellite was used to test an earth remote sensing system.
Shiyan Weixing-2 (2004-046A) was also launched by an LM-2C on November 18, 2004 and had a similar mission to the first satellite.
Shiyan Weixing-3 (2008-056A) was launched into Earth orbit on November 5, 2008 by a 2D Long March missile. It was developed by the Harbin Institute of Technology and was used to test technologies for exploring the earth's atmosphere .
On November 20, 2011, Shiyan Weixing-4 (2011-068B) was launched into sun-synchronous polar earth orbit with a Long March 2D rocket. The Chuang Xin- 1-03 satellite developed by the China Academy of Sciences was also on board . It is mainly used to collect and transfer data from various monitoring stations for irrigation systems, hydroponics, meteorology and disaster control.
Shiyan Weixing-5 was launched into sun-synchronous polar Earth orbit on November 25, 2013, and Shiyan Weixin 6 followed on November 19, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA Space Flight: Long March 2D launches two research satellites for China
- ↑ Shij Yan 4 and Chuang Xin 1-03 in orbit
- ↑ Rui C. Barbosa: Chinese Long March 2D launches Shiyan Weixing-5. nasaspaceflight.com, May 24, 2013, accessed May 25, 2013 .