Jilin
China
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One of two 'smart video imaging' satellites in the Jilin cluster.
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Subtopics
- Jilin 1A Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite.
Related
- Family
- Surveillance
- Country
- China
- Launch Vehicles
- Chang Zheng 2D
Chronology
1 event
2015 October 7
04:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2D.- Jilin-1 Optical A - .
Payload: LQSAT. Mass: 420 kg (920 lb). Nation: China.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin.
USAF Sat Cat: 40958 . COSPAR: 2015-057A. Apogee: 666 km (413 mi). Perigee: 639 km (397 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.78 min.
Satellite cluster deployed in a single launch, described as China's first commercial imaging satellite system, built by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company, a spinoff of the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) in Jilin province. The 420-kg main satellite had an 0.7 m resolution imager. Two 92-kg 'smart video imaging satellites' and a single 50-kg 'smart imaging verification satellite' completed the cluster.
- Jilin-1 Video 1 - . Payload: LINGQIAO VIDEO A. Mass: 95 kg (209 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin. USAF Sat Cat: 40959 . COSPAR: 2015-057B. Apogee: 665 km (413 mi). Perigee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.77 min. One of two 'smart video imaging' satellites in the Jilin cluster..
- Jilin-1 Video 2 - . Payload: LINGQIAO VIDEO B. Mass: 95 kg (209 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin. USAF Sat Cat: 40960 . COSPAR: 2015-057C. Apogee: 665 km (413 mi). Perigee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.76 min. One of two 'smart video imaging' satellites in the Jilin cluster..
- Jilin-1 Tech Demo - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin. USAF Sat Cat: 40961 . COSPAR: 2015-057D. Apogee: 665 km (413 mi). Perigee: 637 km (395 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.75 min. 'Smart imaging verification satellite', part of the Jilin cluster..