Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
BeijinGalaxy-1 (Beijing 1 [Tsinghua], Tsinghau-2, China DMC+4) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
China (PR) |
Operator/Owner |
Beijing Landview Mapping Information Technology Co. Ltd (BLMIT) |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
681 |
Apogee (km) |
703 |
Eccentricity |
0.00155763239875389 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.9 |
Period (minutes) |
98.6 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
166 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
155 |
Power (watts) |
50 |
Date of Launch |
27-10-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
7 yrs. |
Contractor |
Tsinghua University/University of Surrey |
Country of Contractor |
China (PR)/United Kingdom |
Launch Site |
Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Kosmos 3M |
COSPAR Number |
2005-043A |
NORAD Number |
28890 |
Comments |
Earth observation for Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC); also research. |