Dong Fang Hong 30

Also called Feng Yun 1-2, means "wind and cloud"

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General

Designation	20788 / 90081A
Launch date	3 Sep 1990
Country of origin	China
Mission	Meteorology
Perigee/Apogee	875/897 km
Inclination	98.8°
Period	102.7 min
Launch vehicle	Long March 4

Mission: weather forcasting and environment monitoring; cloud, ice, snow and flood monitoring; sea color and surface temperature.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Payload

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Specifications

Prime contractor	State Met Administration
Mass at launch	750 kg
Stabilization	3-axis
Design lifetime	1 year

APT-Downlink is approximately 36kHz wide FM-modulated, APT-FAX format.

APT downlink freq.	137.800MHz (currently not active)
HRPT downlink freq.	? (around 1700MHz?, active)
Beacon freq.	?

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