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Haiyang 2B

Haiyang 2B was launched on October 24, 2018 aboard a Chang Zheng 4B from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-081ANORAD 43655China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Hai Yang 2-02
Common name
Haiyang 2B
Payload designation
Hai Yang 2 hao 02 xing
International designator
2018-081A
NORAD catalog number
43655
GCAT identifier
S43655
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/898

Mission

Mission type
Earth science
Use
Civil government
Program
HY-2
Owner
Yaogan zhongxin
Country
China
Builder
Shanghai Inst. of Satellite Engineering (509 Res.Inst.)
Platform (bus)
CAST-968?

Launch

Date
October 24, 2018 · 22:57 UTC
Launch record
2018-081Success
Spaceport
Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
949 km
Apogee
957 km
Inclination
99.35°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2023

Size

Mass
1,500 kg
Dry mass
1,500 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108100887 (CC0).