Jilin-1 Optical-A [Chang Guang Sat. Tech. Co.]
Jilin-1 Optical-A is a Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite designed and owned by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co.
Jilin-1 Optical-A is an high-definition optical satellite with a 0.72 m resolution pan-chromatic camera and 4 m resolution multi-spectral camera.
Jilin-1 Optical-A operates as as part of a constellation of four satellites, Jilin 1 for high-definition images, Jilin-1 Jishu Yanzheng for testing new space technology and two Jilin-1 Video satellites for video.
The four satellites were launched on a CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
Operator: | Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. |
Contractors: | Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. |
Equipment: | Panchromatic and multispectral imager |
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Power: | 3 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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Mass: | 420 kg |
Orbit: | 640 km × 663 km, 98.04° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Jilin-1 Guangxe-A (Jilin-1 Optical-A) | 2015-057D | 07.10.2015 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with Jilin-1 Jishu Yanzheng, Jilin-1 Shipin-01, Jilin-1 Shipin-02 |