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Ziyuan 1-02D

Chinese Earth observation satellite. Ziyuan 1-02D was launched on September 12, 2019 aboard a Chang Zheng 4B from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-059ANORAD 44528China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Zi Yuan 1-02D
Common name
Ziyuan 1-02D
Payload designation
ZY-1 02D
International designator
2019-059A
NORAD catalog number
44528
GCAT identifier
S44528
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/948

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
ZY1
Owner
CRESDA
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
ZY

Launch

Date
September 12, 2019 · 03:26 UTC
Launch record
2019-059Success
Spaceport
Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
748 km
Apogee
758 km
Inclination
98.58°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1,840 kg
Dry mass
1,700 kg
Length
1.8 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
9.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q134731570 (CC0).