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Satellite:
HY-2B
Satellite details
Acronym
HY-2B
Full name
Hai Yang 2B
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the HY-2 programme.
Main mission: ocean observation.
Mass at launch
1500 kg
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data distributed by NSOAS.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
973 km
ECT
06:00 desc
Space agency
NSOAS
, CAST
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
25 Oct 2018
EOL
≥2023
Last update:
2021-09-17
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-2B
Acronym
Full name
DORIS
Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
LRA
Laser Retroreflector Array
MWRI
Microwave Radiometer Imager
SCAT
Scatterometer
CMR
Calibration Microwave Radiometer
ALT
Radar Altimeter
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
HY-2B
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
DORIS
E-S
401.25 MHz
23K0G1D
23 kHz
RHCP
D
Precise positioning by DORIS
DORIS
E-S
2036.25 MHz
95K0G1D
95 kHz
RHCP
D
Precise positioning by DORIS
MWI
passive
6600 MHz
350000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWI
passive
10700 MHz
250000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWI
passive
18700 MHz
250000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
MWI
passive
23800 MHz
400000 kHz
V
A
Water vapour channel
MWI
passive
37000 MHz
1000000 kHz
H&V
A
Window channel
ALT
active
5250 - 5250 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
C-band radar altimeter
ALT
active
13580 - 13580 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
Ku-band radar altimeter
SCAT
active
13256 - 13256 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
Ku-band scatterometer