Kaituozhe-1 | Hangtian Tsinghua 1-01

Name: Kaituozhe-1 | Hangtian Tsinghua 1-01
Start: 2002-09-15T10:30:00Z
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Tsinghua-1 or Hangtian Qinghua 1 is the first demonstrator for the Disaster Monitoring Constellation and carries multi-spectral Earth imaging cameras providing 39-meter nadir ground resolution in 3 spectral bands.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 15, 2002 at 10:30 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Kaituozhe-1
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Test Flight