Harbin
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Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. Chinese manufacturer of spacecraft.
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1968 December 18
Launch Site: Harbin. Launch Vehicle: DF-3.1969
Launch Site: Harbin. Launch Vehicle: DF-3.1974 June 26
Launch Site: Harbin. Launch Vehicle: DF-3.2004 April 18
15:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Complex: Xichang LC1. Launch Pad: LC1?. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2C.- Tansuo 1 - .
Payload: Shiyan 1. Mass: 204 kg (449 lb). Nation: China.
Agency: Harbin.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Shiyan.
USAF Sat Cat: 28220 . COSPAR: 2004-012A. Apogee: 616 km (382 mi). Perigee: 598 km (371 mi). Inclination: 97.70 deg. Period: 96.80 min.
China's first transmission-type small satellite capable of stereo mapping. It was jointly designed by the Harbin Polytechnic University, Chinese Research Institute of Space Technology, Changchun Photomechanical Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)and Xi'an Surveys and Designs Institute. The experiment satellite carried out photographic surveys of China's land resources, monitored the geographical environment and conducted scientific research on mapping. It was handed over for use to the Satellite Remote-Sensing Ground Station of CAS following the on-orbit testing.