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Satellite details
Acronym PIESAT-2
Full name PIESAT-2
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • Second X-Band interferometric SAR constellation of 4 satellites in hub and spoke formation
  • PIESAT-2 A01 (hub)
  • PIESAT-2 B01, B02, B03 (auxiliary)
  • Main mission land surface mapping and terrain elevation 
  • Significant contribution to disaster monitoring
Mass at launch Dry mass 320 kg
Power
Data access link https://www.piesat.cn/website/en-us/index.html
Data access information
  • Data commercially available from PIESAT
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 530 km
ECT 10:00 desc

 

Space agency CASC
Status Commissioning
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 09 Nov 2024 EOL ≥2034
Last update: 2024-11-11
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 PIESAT-2

Acronym Full name
X-SAR PIESAT X-Band SAR
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Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control
Earth observation MW frequencies
Service Sensing mode Frequency (GHz) Bandwidth (MHz) Polarisation Comments
SAR active 9.65 GHz 10 MHz X-Band SAR