Satellites |
(Foreign built satellites and launch failures not included)
Total satellites launched: 45 Communication satellites: 11 Meteorological satellites: 4 Earth Resource Satellites: 1 Recoverable Satellites: 17 Technical/Engineering Test Satellites: 7 Science Satellites: 8 |
# | Model | Launch Date | Mass (kg) |
Dimensions (m) |
Orbit (km,degree) |
Payload | Comment |
1 | DFH-1 | 04/24/1970 | 173 | D=1.0 | 439/2384, 68.5 | Radio transmitter | |
2 | DFH-2 | 01/29/1984 | 900 (GTO) |
D=2.1 H=3.1 |
360/6480, 36 | 4 C-Band | |
3 | DFH-2 | 04/08/1984 | 125 E | ||||
4 | DFH-2A | 02/01/1986 | 103 E | ||||
5 | DFH-2A | 03/07/1988 | 87.5 E | ||||
6 | DFH-2A | 12/22/1988 | 110.5 E | ||||
7 | DFH-2A | 02/04/1990 | 105 E | ||||
8 | DFH-2A | 12/28/1991 | |||||
9 | DFH-3 | 11/30/1994 | 2266 (GTO) |
2.2x2.2x1.7 L=18.1 |
24 C-Band | ||
10 | DFH-3 | 05/12/1997 | 125 E | ||||
11 | Zhongxing-22 | 01/26/2000 | Derived from DFH-3 | ||||
DFH: Dong Fang Hong (East is Red) |
# | Model | Launch Date | Mass (kg) |
Dimensions (m) |
Orbit (km, degree) |
Payload | Comment |
1 | FY-1A | 09/06/1988 | 750 | 1.4x1.4x1.2 | 832/937, 99.2 | 3 VIS, 2 IR | Worked 39 days |
2 | FY-1B | 09/03/1990 | 880 | 1.4x1.4x1.8 | 875/897, 98.8 | 3 VIS, 2 IR | |
3 | FY-2A | 06/10/1997 | 593 | D=2.1, H=1.6 | 105 E | 1 VIS, 2 IR | Lost in Aug 1999 |
4 | FY-1C | 05/10/1999 | 881 | 870, 99 | 4 VIS, 6 IR | ||
FY: Feng Yun (Wind and Cloud); VIS: visible channel; IR: infrared channel |
# | Model | Launch Date | Mass (kg) |
Dimensions (m) |
Orbit (km,degree) |
Payload | Comment |
1 | ZY-1 | 10/14/1999 | 1450 | 2x3.3x8.3 | 763, 98.5 | IRC,IR-MSS,WFI | |
ZY: Zi Yuan (Resource); IRC: infrared CCD
camera; IR-MSS: IR multi spectural scanner; WFI: wide field imager |
# | Model | Launch Date | Mass (kg) |
Dimensions (m) |
Orbit (km,degree) |
Payload | Comment |
1 | FSW-I | 11/05/1975 | 1790 | D=2.1 H=3.14 |
177/479, 63 | O | 3 days in orbit Parachute failed |
2 | FSW-I | 12/07/1976 | 1812 | 159/489, 59.4 | O | 3 days in orbit | |
3 | FSW-I | 01/26/1978 | 1810 | 167/509, 57 | O | 3 days in orbit | |
4 | FSW-I | 09/091982 | 1783 | 177/410, 63 | O | 5 days in orbit | |
5 | FSW-I | 08/19/1983 | 1842 | 175/410, 63.3 | O | 5 days in orbit | |
6 | FSW-I | 09/12/1984 | 1809 | 178/414, 68 | O | 5 days in orbit | |
7 | FSW-I | 10/21/1985 | 1809 | 175/409, 63 | O | 5 days in orbit | |
8 | FSW-I | 10/06/1986 | 1800 | 176/402, 63 | O | 5 days in orbit | |
9 | FSW-I | 08/05/1987 | 1819 | 175/400, 70 | O,M(French) | 5 days in orbit | |
10 | FSW-II | 09/09/1987 | 2076 | D=2.2 H=4.6 |
208/323, 63 | O,M | 8 days in orbit |
11 | FSW-II | 08/05/1988 | 2109 | 208/313, 63 | O.M(Germany) | 8 days in orbit | |
12 | FSW-II | 10/05/1990 | 2080 | 211/311, 57 | O,M,B | 7 days in orbit | |
13 | FSW-III | 08/09/1992 | 2592 | 176/351, 63 | O,M | 15 days in orbit | |
14 | FSW-II | 10/06/1992 | 2080 | 210/329, 63 | O,M | 7 days in orbit | |
15 | FSW-II | 10/08/1993 | 2099 | 209/300, 57 | O,M | Failed to retuen | |
16 | FSW-III | 07/03/1994 | 2755 | 176/359, 64 | O,M | 15 days in orbit | |
17 | FSW-III | 10/20/1996 | O,M(Japan) | 15 days in orbit | |||
FSW: Fanhui Shi Weixing (Recoverable
Satellite) O: earth observation; M: material processing; B: Biological |
# | Model | Launch Date | Mass (kg) |
Dimensions (m) |
Orbit (km,degree) |
Payload | Comment |
1 | JSSW | 07/26/1975 | 1107 | 186/464, 69 | |||
2 | JSSW | 12/16/1975 | 1109 | 184/387, 69 | |||
3 | JSSW | 08/30/1976 | 1108 | 191/2145, 70 | |||
4 | Optus MFS | 07/16/1990 | 7600 | ||||
5 | DFH-3 MFS | 02/08/1994 | 211/32578, 27.5 | ||||
6 | Iridium MFS | 09/01/1997 | 680 | ||||
7 | Iridium MFS | 09/01/1997 | 680 | ||||
JSSW: Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing (Technical
Test Satellite); DFH: Dong Fang Hong (Red is East) MFS: Mass Freqeuncy Simulator |
# | Model | Launch Date | Mass (kg) |
Dimension (m) |
Orbit (km, degree) |
Payload | Comment |
1 | SJ-1 | 03/03/1971 | 221 | D=1 | 266/1826, 69.9 | particle detectors | |
2 | SJ-2 | 09/20/1981 | 232/1598, 59.5 | Ionosphere study | |||
3 | SJ-2A | 09/20/1981 | 232/1615, 59.4 | ||||
4 | SJ-2B | 09/20/1981 | 232/1608, 59.4 | Atmosphere study | |||
5 | DQ-1A | 09/03/1990 | 789/811, 99 | Atmosphere study | |||
6 | DQ-1B | 09/03/1990 | 596/629, 99 | Atmosphere study | |||
7 | SJ-4 | 02/08/1994 | 400 | 212/36092, 28.2 | particle detectors | ||
8 | SJ-5 | 05/10/1999 | 340 | ||||
SJ: Shi Jian (Practice); DQ: Da Qi (Atomsphere) |
# | Model | Launch Date | Mass (kg) |
Dimension (m) |
Orbit (km,degree) |
Payload | Comment |
1 | RocSat-1 | 01/27/1999 | 410 | 2.1x7x1.1 | 600, 35 | OCI, IPEI, ECP | |
OCI: Ocean Color Imager IPEI: Ionosphere and Electrondynamics Instrument ECP: Experimental Communication Payload |
(Including Taiwan and Hong Kong's satellites)
Name | Owner | Model (Transponders) |
Launch Date | Launcher | Comment |
Chinasat-5 | Chinasat | GE 3000 (24) | 05/23/1984 | Ariane | Former Spacenet-1 |
Chinasat-7 | Chinasat | HS-376 (24) | 08/18/1996 | CZ-3 | Launch failure |
Chinasat-8 | Chinasat | SS/Loral FS1300 (52) |
1998 | CZ-3B | |
Chinastar-1 | China Orient Telecom |
LockMart A2100 (48) |
05/30/1998 | CZ-3B | |
Sinosat-1 | Sinosat | Aerospatiale (38) | 07/18/1998 | CZ-3B | |
Asiasat-1 | AST Holdings | HS-376 (24) | 04/07/1990 | CZ-3 | |
Asiasat-2 | AST Holdings | GE 7000 (33) | 11/28/1995 | CZ-2E | |
Asiasat-3 | AST Holdings | HS-601 (44) | 12/28/1997 | Proton | Launch failure |
Asiasat-3S | AST Holdings | HS-601 (44) | 03/21/1999 | Proton | |
Asiasat-G | AST Holdings | Russia built (7) | 05/20/1994 | Proton | Former Gorizont-30 |
Apstar-1 | APS Ltd | HS-376 (24) | 07/21/1994 | CZ-3 | |
Apstar-2 | APS Ltd | HS-601 (34) | 01/25/1995 | CZ-2E | Launch failure |
Apstar-1A | APS Ltd | HS-376 (24) | 07/03/1996 | CZ-3 | |
Apstar-2R | APS Ltd | SS/Loral FS1300 (44) |
10/16/1997 | CZ-3B | |
Gals-1 | Land Group | Russia built (3) | 01/20/1994 | Proton | |
Gals-2 | Land Group | Russia built (3) | 11/17/1995 | Proton | |
ST-1 | Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom/ S'pore Telecom |
Matra Marconi (30) |
08/25/1998 | Ariane 4 | |
APMT-1 | APMT | HS GM | 2000 | CZ-3B |
Red: Launch failure
Blue: Planned