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HY 1A, 1B

HY 1A [CAST]

HY 1 (Haiyang = Ocean) is the first operational remote sensing satellite based on the CAST968 bus. The 365 kg box-shaped satellite is three-axis-stabilized and Earth-oriented, with the twin solar wings oriented to the sun. It incorporates an integrated on-board operation management system and has a design life of two years. Its payloads include a 10-band ocean color scanner with a revisit period of 3 days and a 4-band CCD imager with a revisit period of 7 days.

HY-1 can provide real-time observations of China's coastal regions such as the Bohai Sea, the Huanghai Sea, the Donghai Sea, the Naihai Sea and other seacoast regions. Remote sensing data on the rest of the world can be stored in the onboard data storage device for delayed replay.

The main task of HY-1 is to observe sea optical characteristics, chlorophyll concentration, surface temperature, suspended silt charge, soluble organic matter and pollution. It can also be used to observe sea ice, shallow sea terrain, ocean current characteristics and atmospheric aerosol on the sea surface.

  • COCTS (Chinese Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner): COCTS is a medium-resolution optical imager developed by SITP (Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics) of CAS (China Academy of Sciences), China. The objective is global ocean color monitoring for the study of biological oceanography, including chlorophyll concentration, suspended sediment concentration, dissolved organic matter, pollutants, as well as sea surface temperature. COCTS consists of the following subsystems: optics, scanner, FPA (Focal Plane Array) and an electronics box. Imagery is provided in 8 VNIR (Visible Near Infrared) and in two TIR (Thermal Infrared) bands with a spatial resolution of 1.1 km. The swath width is 1400 km. The instrument data rate is 0.67 Mbit/s.
  • CZI (Coastal Zone Imager): CZI is a multispectral pushbroom CCD instrument developed by the Beijing Institute of Space Machines and Electricity, a facility of CAST. The objective is to provide in particular imagery of coastal regions (estuaries, tidal waters, monitoring of pollution, etc.). CZI has a repeat period of 7 days. Note: the instrument is also referred to as the "4-band CCD Imager."

HY-1A had been launched by a CZ-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on 15 May 2002. An improved HY-1B followed in 2007 on a dedicated CZ-2C (3) launch vehicle.

Two improved satellites, HY 1C and HY 1D feature an improved coastal scanner with a resolution of 50 m and two new instruments - an ultraviolet imager and a calibration spectrometer. Additionally they carry an AIS system for ship tracking.

Nation: China
Type / Application: Oceanography
Operator: CAST
Contractors: DFH Satellite Co. Ltd of CAST
Equipment: 10-band ocean color scanner, AIS-receiver (#1C, 1D)
Configuration: CAST968B Bus
Propulsion:
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 3-5 years (#1A, 1B); 5 years (#1C, 1D)
Mass: 360 kg (#1A, 1B); 442 kg (#1C)
Orbit: 771 km × 794 km, 98.4° (#1A); 769 km × 795 km, 98.5° (#1B); 769 km × 786 km, 98.60° (#1C)
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
HY 1A 2002-024A 15.05.2002 TY LC-7 CZ-4B with Feng Yun 1D
HY 1B 2007-010A 11.04.2007 TY LC-7 CZ-2C (3)

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