Tian Hui 1C
| Tian Hui 1C | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 People's Republic of China
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-061A |
| Mission dates | |
| Begin: | October 26, 2015, 07:10 UTC |
| Starting place: | Jiuquan |
| Launcher: | Long March 2D |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 97.35 ° |
| Apogee height : | 488 km |
| Perigee height : | 496 km |
Tian Hui 1C (Tian Hui 1-03) is a Chinese earth observation satellite .
On October 26, 2015 at 07:10 UTC, it was brought into near-Earth orbit with a Long March 2D launcher from the Jiuquan rocket launch site , which roughly corresponds to that of its predecessors Tian Hui 1A and Tian Hui 1B .
The three-axis stabilized satellite consists of a stereoscopic camera and a CCD camera with a resolution of 5 m in the spectral range from 0.51 μm to 0.69 μm and a multispectral camera (spectral ranges 0.43 μm to 0.52 μm, 0.52 μm to 0.61 μm, 0.61 μm to 0.69 μm and 0.76 to 0.90 μm) with a ground resolution of 10 meters and a swath width of 60 kilometers. The Tian Hui 1 satellites are part of the Ziyuan program, which serves various civil and military earth observation and remote sensing programs. The Ziyuan-1 program is focused on earth observation and has a variety of military and civilian objectives. The satellites are operated jointly by the Center for Earth Operation and Digital Earth (CEODE) and the Brazilian INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais National Institute of Space Research). Tian Hui 1 was built by Hangtian Dongfanghong Weixing Corporation, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), and Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). According to official announcements from China, Tian Hui 1C is intended, among other things, for the exploration of mineral resources, for help in estimating harvest results in agriculture, for support in coping with various disasters, for mapping tasks and scientific experiments.
Web links
- CAST: manufacturer website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b nasaspaceflight.com: Long March 2D lofts latest Tianhui-1 satellite | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ a b raumfahrer.net: China: Earth observation satellite Tian Hui 1C launched , accessed on November 1, 2015