Earth:HY (satellite)
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HaiYang (Chinese: 海洋; "ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a series of marine remote sensing satellites developed and operated by China since 2002. (As of June 2020), six satellites were launched and two more are planned.[1][2]
The HaiYang series is operated by NSOAS (National Satellite Ocean Application Service), a subordinate agency of the State Oceanic Administration.
File:HY-2A Launch.jpg
Launch of the HaiYang-2A satellite by a Long March 4B.
Current and previous satellites
Launch date | Satellites | Vehicle | Orbit | In use | Sensors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 May 2002 | HaiYang-1A | Long March 4B | SSO | No | COCTS (Chinese Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner), CZI (Coastal Zone Imager) |
11 April 2007 | HaiYang-1B | Long March 2C | SSO | No | COCTS (Chinese Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner), CZI (Coastal Zone Imager) |
16 August 2011 | HaiYang-2A | Long March 4B | SSO | Yes | MWRI (Microwave Radiometer Imager), RA (Radar Altimeter), Ku-RFSCAT (Ku-Band Rotational Fan-beam Scatterometer) |
6 September 2018 | HaiYang-1C | Long March 2C | SSO | Yes | Detection of chlorophyll, sediment concentrations and dissolved organic matter. Surface temperature measurements.[3] |
25 October 2018 | HaiYang-2B | Long March 4B | SSO | Yes | Monitor ocean color and water temperatures [4] |
10 June 2020, 18:31 UTC [4] | HaiYang-1D | Long March 2C | SSO | Yes | Monitor ocean color and water temperatures [4] |
Data applications
See also
- State Oceanic Administration
- eoPortal Directory Satellite Missions-H part
References
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "HY 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hy-1.htm.
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "HY 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/hy-2.htm.
- ↑ IANS (7 September 2018). "China launches new marine satellite HY-1C on Long March-2C rocket". Financial Express. https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/china-launches-new-marine-satellite-hy-1c-on-long-march-2c-rocket/1305610/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "China launches ocean monitoring satellite". Spaceflight Now. 10 June 2020. https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/06/10/china-launches-ocean-monitoring-satellite/. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ HaiYang Satellite Products
- ↑ AVISO+ current missions HY-2
External links
- Haiyang satellite programme (in Chinese)