Dong Fang Hong 53

Also called Haiyang 1 or HY-1

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General

Designation	27430 / 02024A
Launch date	15 May 2002
Country of origin	China
Mission	Meteorology
Perigee/Apogee	793/799 km
Inclination	98.8°
Period	102 min
Launch vehicle	Long March 4B #64

Operated by the National Marine Satellite Application Center.

It is an experimental marine service satellite equipped with a 10-band sea watercolor scanner (OCTS) and a four-band CCD imaging device (250 m resolution). It can observe seas and oceans at different levels and monitor changes in marine environment.

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End of life

Out of service	Mar 2004
Cause
Decay

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	CAST
Platform	CAST968B (The bus is an evolution of Shijian 5)
Mass at launch	368 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	1.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 m
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power
Design lifetime	2 years

Possible frequencies:
2272.92-2274.12 MHz (downlink)
2093.03-2094.03 MHz (uplink)
8231-8281 MHz
8349.4-8399.4 MHz

Transmits only over the ground stations in China

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