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Satellites

Last updated: February 23, 2000


 

Overview of Chinese Satellite

(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

 

Communication Satellites

# 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)

 

Meteorological Satellites

# 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

 

Earth Resource Satellites

# 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

 

Recoverable Satellites

# 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

 

Technical/Engineering Test Satellites

# 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

 

Science Satellites

# 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)

 

Taiwan's Science Satellite

# 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

 

Foreign Built Commercial Satellites

(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

 

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