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Satellite Programme:
Huan Jing
Programme details
Programme description
"Huan Jing" means "Environment".
Series of satellites for land observation, contributing to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC).
Chinese programme: CRESDA (China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application) responsible of management and operations, CAST (Chinese Academy of Space Technology) of development.
The platforms are actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 5 years.
The satellite exploits the sunsynchronous orbit of the DMC around 10:30.
Redundancy is implemented by co-flying with several other similar satellites in the DMC.
See detailed description at https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/hj-1 .
Data circulation
Data stored onboard and transmitted to receiving stations in China at Miyun (Beijing), Kashi and Hainan.
Data processing and analysis performed by CRESDA (China Center for Resource Satellite Data and Application).
Agencies
CRESDA
, CAST
Programme lifetime
2008 - 2025
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .