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Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A, 3A
OVS-2 [Zhuhai Orbita]
The Zhuhai-1 OVS 2 earth observation satellites are the video component of the Chinese Orbita or Zhuhai-1 earth observation system by Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Ltd.
The OVS-2 satellites are the video component of the constellation and are improved versions of the prototype Zhuhai-1 OVS 1 satellites. The operational Orbita constellation is to consist of ten video satellites (OVS-2), hyperspectral satellites (OHS-2) and small personal satellites (OPS-2).
The satellites feature a high-resolution video system for earth observation with a spatial resolution of 0.9 m and a swath width of 22.5 km. It can capture vide sequences of 120 seconds. In push-broom mode it can capture images of 2500 km length.
The first OVS-2 video satellites was launched on a CZ-11 rocket in 2018.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Ltd. |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | Video imager |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 90 kg |
| Orbit: | 494 km × 511 km, 97.40° (#2A) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A | 2018-040B | 26.04.2018 | Jq LP-43/95B | CZ-11 | with Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A, Zhuhai-1 OHS 2B, Zhuhai-1 OHS 2C, Zhuhai-1 OHS 2D | |
| Zhuhai-1 OVS 3A (Chunlei Jìhua Zhixing) | 2019-060A | 19.09.2019 | Jq LP-43/95B | CZ-11 | with Zhuhai-1 OHS 3A, Zhuhai-1 OHS 3B, Zhuhai-1 OHS 3C, Zhuhai-1 OHS 3D |
- Zhuhai-1 OHS 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
- Zhuhai-1 OKW 2
- Zhuhai-1 OPS 2
- Zhuhai-1 OVS 1A, 1B (Zhuhai-1 01, 02)
- Zhuhai-1 OVS 2A, 3A
