TIANHUI 1-02

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TIANHUI 1-02 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 38256

Int'l Code: 2012-020A

Perigee: 492.5 km

Apogee: 513.5 km

Inclination: 97.4 °

Period: 94.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 6873 km

RCS: 3.0949 m² (large)

Launch date: May 6, 2012
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

TIANHUI 1B was designed for scientific research, land resource surveys and mapping. The satellite was developed and produced under the auspices of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., or CASC, China's primary launch vehicle and satellie contractor. The satellite is equipped with a three- dimensional survey camera and a CCD camera with a ground resolution of 5 meters and an angle of 25 degrees. A multi-spectrum camera with a ground resolution of 10 meters is also onboard. The cameras form an image of 60 kilometres wide. Remote sensing data and test results from Tianhui 1B will play an active role in China's scientific research and national economic development.

1 38256U 12020A   21060.53281897 -.00004445  00000-0 -18393-3 0  9997
2 38256  97.4408 187.5583 0015276 147.7918 342.6344 15.23313127490404

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC