China plans to launch eleven Huanjing ( Chinese: 环境) satellites for disaster and environmental monitoring ("huanjing" is Chinese for "environment"). The satellites will be capable of visible, infrared, multi-spectral and synthetic-aperture radar imaging. [1]
The first two satellites, Huanjing-1A and Huanjing-1B, were launched on 6 September 2008 on a Long March 2C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. [2] In a report dated 3 September 2008, the Associated Press of Pakistan indicated the launch would be conducted 5 September 2008 using a Long March 2C launch vehicle. [3] On 5 September 2008, Aviation Week reported the first launch would be of optical imaging satellites. [4]
Huanjing-1C was launched on 16 November 2012 on a Long March 2C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. It is the first civilian Chinese remote sensing satellite to use a synthetic-aperture radar as imaging instrument. This S-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) was manufactured in Russia by NPO Mashinostroyeniya. [5]
The two satellites, Huanjing-2A and Huanjing-2B, were launched on 27 September 2020 at 03:23 UTC on a Long March 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellites "provide services concerning environmental protection, natural resources, water conservancy, agriculture and forestry", Xinhua said. [6]
Date ( UTC) | COSPAR ID | SCN | Launch vehicle | Launch site | Payload | Outcome | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 September 2008, 03:25 |
2008-041A 2008-041B |
33320 33321 |
Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 1A and 1B | Success [7] | |
19 November 2012, 22:53 | 2012-064A | 38997 | Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 1C | Success [8] | Decayed [9] |
27 September 2020, 03:23 |
2020-067A 2020-067B |
46478 46479 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 2A and 2B | Success [10] | |
12 October 2022, 22:53 | 2022-132A | 54035 | Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 2E | Success [11] | |
8 August 2023, 22:53 | 2023-116A | 57519 | Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 2F | Success [12] |
China plans to launch eleven Huanjing ( Chinese: 环境) satellites for disaster and environmental monitoring ("huanjing" is Chinese for "environment"). The satellites will be capable of visible, infrared, multi-spectral and synthetic-aperture radar imaging. [1]
The first two satellites, Huanjing-1A and Huanjing-1B, were launched on 6 September 2008 on a Long March 2C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. [2] In a report dated 3 September 2008, the Associated Press of Pakistan indicated the launch would be conducted 5 September 2008 using a Long March 2C launch vehicle. [3] On 5 September 2008, Aviation Week reported the first launch would be of optical imaging satellites. [4]
Huanjing-1C was launched on 16 November 2012 on a Long March 2C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. It is the first civilian Chinese remote sensing satellite to use a synthetic-aperture radar as imaging instrument. This S-band synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) was manufactured in Russia by NPO Mashinostroyeniya. [5]
The two satellites, Huanjing-2A and Huanjing-2B, were launched on 27 September 2020 at 03:23 UTC on a Long March 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellites "provide services concerning environmental protection, natural resources, water conservancy, agriculture and forestry", Xinhua said. [6]
Date ( UTC) | COSPAR ID | SCN | Launch vehicle | Launch site | Payload | Outcome | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 September 2008, 03:25 |
2008-041A 2008-041B |
33320 33321 |
Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 1A and 1B | Success [7] | |
19 November 2012, 22:53 | 2012-064A | 38997 | Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 1C | Success [8] | Decayed [9] |
27 September 2020, 03:23 |
2020-067A 2020-067B |
46478 46479 |
Long March 4B | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 2A and 2B | Success [10] | |
12 October 2022, 22:53 | 2022-132A | 54035 | Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 2E | Success [11] | |
8 August 2023, 22:53 | 2023-116A | 57519 | Long March 2C | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | Huanjing 2F | Success [12] |