FH-1 [CAST]
The FH 1 (Feng Huo 1) series are reportedly chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-3 Bus. The launch vehicle was the CZ-3A rocket.
The first of these satellites, FH 1A was launched in January 2001 and was given the designation ZX 22 (ChinaSat 22).
A second satellite FH 1B or ZX 22A (ChinaSat 22A) followed in September 2006.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | People's Liberation Army (PLA) |
Contractors: | CAST |
Equipment: | C-band and UHF transponders |
Configuration: | DFH-3 Bus |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 8 years |
Mass: | 2310 kg |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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FH 1A (ZX 22, ChinaSat 22) | 2000-003A | 25.01.2000 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A | ||
FH 1B (ZX 22A, ChinaSat 22A) | 2006-038A | 12.09.2006 | Xi LC-2 | CZ-3A |