Designation | 24834 / 97029A |
Launch date | 10 Jun 1997 |
Country of origin | China |
Mission | Meteorology |
Geostationary orbit | 105°E |
Launch vehicle | Long March 3 |
Out of service | April 1998 |
Cause | failure of the S-band antenna mechanism |
Prime contractor | Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute |
Platform | |
Mass at launch | 1380 kg |
Mass in orbit | |
Dimension | cylinder: 2.1 m x 1.6 m |
Solar array | |
Stabilization | spin-stabilized (100 rpm) |
DC power | |
Design lifetime | 3 years |
Wavebands |
0.55-1.05
µm (visible) 6.2-7.6 µm (water vapour) 10.5-12.5 µm (IR) |
Resolution |
visible:
1.25 km IR& WV: 5 km |
Image repeat frequency | 1 hour |