LaunchesHongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
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Hongyan-1 & Yunhai-2 Group 01
Long March 2D/YZ-3 · Communications
Dec 29, 2018 · 08:00 UTCLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Mission
Hongyan-1 is the first demonstration satellite for Hongyan, which is a planned constellation consisting of 320 satellites in low Earth orbit. Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- CASC
- Rocket
- Long March 2D/YZ-3
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2