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Beijing 1


Also called Tsinghua or China DMC-4

General


Designation 28890 / 05043A
Launch date 27 Oct 2005
Country of origin China
Mission Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee 686 km; sun-synchronous
Inclination 98.2°
Period 98.5 min (4 day revisit)
Launch vehicle Cosmos C

Beijing 1 is part of an international collaboration to launch the first constellation of Earth observation satellites specifically designed for disaster monitoring.

Was insured for CNY101.2 million (EUR10.3 million, US$12.4 million) by Chinese companies.

Went operation on 8 Jun 2006.

Operated by 21AT, a Chinese company.

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Technical data


Specifications
Payload

Downlink: 2233.33 MHz

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