Dong Fang Hong 79
Also called Huan Jing 1B, HJ 1B
General
| Designation | 33321 / 08041B |
| Launch date | 6 Sep 2008 |
| Country of origin | China |
| Mission | Remote sensing |
| Perigee/Apogee | 650 km, sun-synchronous |
| Inclination | 98° |
| Period | 97 min, 4-day revisit, 10:30 am descending node |
| Launch vehicle | Long March 2C #105 |
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Technical data
Specifications
| Prime contractor | CAST |
| Platform | CAST968B |
| Mass at launch | 470 kg |
| Dry mass | |
| Dimension | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | 3 years |
CCD camera
| Wavebands |
0.43-0.52
µm (visible) 0.52-0.60 µm (visible) 0.63-0.69 µm (visible) 0.76-0.90 µm (IR) |
| Resolution | 30 m |
| Swath width | 700 km |
Infrared Multi Spectral Camera
| Wavebands |
0.75-1.10
µm 1.55-1.75 µm 3.50-3.90 µm 10.5-12.50 µm |
| Resolution | 150 m except 300 m for the 10.5 µm band |
| Swath width | 720 km |
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