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Tianhui

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Tianhui 1-02
Tianhui 1-02
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Mapping-1 Satellite 02; carried visible-band mapping cameras with 5 m resolution.

More at: Th-1.

Country
China
Launch Vehicles
Chang Zheng 2D
Launch Sites
Jiuquan SLS-2
Bibliography
13275

Chronology

3 events

2010 August 24

07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2D.
  • Tianhui-1 Weixing - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Tianhui. USAF Sat Cat: 36985 . COSPAR: 2010-040A. Apogee: 507 km (315 mi). Perigee: 484 km (300 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. Period: 94.50 min. Research, mapping and land resource survey satellite..

2012 May 6

07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. Launch Complex: Jiuquan SLS-2. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2D.
  • Tianhui 1-02 - . Payload: Tianhui 1B. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Cartographic satellite. Spacecraft: Tianhui. USAF Sat Cat: 38256 . COSPAR: 2012-020A. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 485 km (301 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. Period: 94.50 min. Mapping-1 Satellite 02; carried visible-band mapping cameras with 5 m resolution..

2015 October 26

07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2D.
  • Tianhui 1-03 - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Tianhui. USAF Sat Cat: 40988 . COSPAR: 2015-061A. Apogee: 501 km (311 mi). Perigee: 490 km (300 mi). Inclination: 97.36 deg. Period: 94.52 min. Third Tianhui-1 cartography satellite, launched into the same local-time orbital plane as the prior two, with a 03:30 local time longitude of descending node sun synchronous orbit..