Dong Fang Hong 161

Also called Spark 1

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General

Designation	41900 / 16081C
Launch date	21 Dec 2016
Country of origin	China
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	696/734 km
Inclination	98.2°
Period	99 min
Launch vehicle	Long March 2D #229

43 kg satellite carrying a hyperspectral imager: 50m resolution, 100 km swath width, operating in 420 to 1000 nm
Built by CAS Shanghai small satellite center

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