Satellites

Payload

DFH 1

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DFH 1 is a China payload satellite, launched on April 24, 1970 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
April 24, 1970 at 10:24 PM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Kosmos 11K63
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
DS-U1-R

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,988 km
Periapsis
424 km
Inclination
68.43°
Orbital period
109.55 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
171.46 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1970-034A
NORAD catalog №
4382
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
1 m²
Status
active