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Satellite:
HY-1C
Satellite details
Acronym
HY-1C
Full name
Hai Yang 1C
Satellite Description
3rd flight unit of the HY-1 programme.
Main mission: ocean observation.
The ocean color scanner has a wider swath, extended to 2900 km; the coastal scanner has an improved resolution of 50 m and there are two new instruments - an ultraviolet imager and a calibration spectrometer, for corrections and intercalibration.
Mass at launch
442 kg
Dry mass
429 kg
Power
510 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data distributed by NSOAS.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
785 km
ECT
10:30 desc
Space agency
NSOAS
, CAST
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
07 Sep 2018
EOL
≥2024
Last update:
2020-06-11
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
HY-1C
Acronym
Full name
COCTS
China Ocean Colour & Temperature Scanner
CZI
Coastal Zone Imager
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
HY-1C
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed