Communications
ZHANGHENG 1-01 (CSES-1)
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ZHANGHENG 1-01 (CSES-1) is a China Earthquake Administration/Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics communications satellite, launched on February 2, 2018 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- February 2, 2018 at 07:51 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Jiuquan, China
- Launched by
- Long March 2D →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Zhangheng-1 (CSES)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 515 km
- Periapsis
- 492 km
- Inclination
- 97.69°
- Orbital period
- 94.69 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Earthquake Administration/Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics
- Manufacturer
- China Earthquake Administration/Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 730 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-015C
- NORAD catalog №
- 43194
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational
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