Yunhai-1 is a series of Chinese meteorological satellites.
The Yunhai-1 satellites are built by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). The satellite will be used for observation of atmospheric, marine and space environment, disaster prevention and mitigation, and scientific experiments.
Yunhai-1 01 was launched in 2016 on a CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center.
The second satellite, Yunhai-1 02, was launched in September 2019. It suffered a break-up event in March 2021.
A third one, Yiunhai-1 03 was launched in September 2022.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Meteorology, earth observation |
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| Contractors: | SAST |
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| Configuration: | CAST2000 bus ? |
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| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 760 km × 787 km, 98.5° (#1) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Yunhai-1 01 | 2016-068A | 11.11.2016 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | ||
| Yunhai-1 02 | 2019-063A | 25.09.2019 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | ||
| Yunhai-1 03 | 2022-115A | 21.09.2022 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) |
