Dong Fang Hong 261

Also called Huan Jing 2A, HJ 2A

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General

Designation	46478 / 20067A
Launch date	27 Sep 2020
Country of origin	China
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	650 km, sun-synchronous
Inclination	98°
Period
Launch vehicle	Long March 4B #318

Optical satellite part of Huan Jing program
16m multispectral resolution, 48m hyperspectral resolution. To replace DFH 78

To be operated by the China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA), the satellite will support the monitoring of natural disasters and land utilisation, regulation and protection of water resources, dynamic monitoring of crop areas and assessment of yield, as well as quake emergency rescue.


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