NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2010-040A
Tianhui 1 is a Chinese mapping satellite launched on 24 August 2010 from Jiuquan at 07:10 UT. The craft was launched by a Long March 2D rocket. Tianhui 1 will be used for scientific research, mapping and land resource surveys to help promote economic development. The Tianhui 1 is equipped with a 3-D survey camera, a CCD camera capable of a ground resolution of 5 m at a camera angle of 25° and a multi-spectrum camera with a ground resolution of 10 m. The cameras can cover imagery that is 60 km wide from a 500-km high orbit.
Launch Date: 2010-08-24
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2D
Launch Site: Jiuquan, Peoples Republic of China
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office