Dong Fang Hong 226

Also called Ice Pathfinder or BNU 1 or Jingshi 1

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General

Designation	44529 / 19059B
Launch date	12 Sep 2019
Country of origin	China
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	738 / 760 km
Inclination	98.6°
Period	99.6 min
Launch vehicle	Long March #288

16 kg, built by Aerospace Dongfanghong Development Ltd. Shenzhen for CGWIC and Beijin Normal University. It will serve to monitor polar regions and global climate change (especially in Tibet). Carries an AIS receiver.

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