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BNU 1 [BNU]
The BNU 1 or Jingshi 1, also known as Ice Pathfinder, is a small experimetal satellite by Beijing Normal University (BNU) to conduct all-weather polar climate and environmental observations around the Earth's orbit.
The 16 kg satellite features camera systems and an AIS-receiver:
- a camera with a resolution of 80 m and a swath width of 745 km. The spectrum of a wide-format camera is full color, blue, green, red, and red.
- an optical camera with a resolution of 8 m and a swath width of 25 km
- an AIS-receiver
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth Observation |
| Operator: | Beijing Normal University (BNU) |
| Contractors: | Beijing Normal University (BNU) |
| Equipment: | 2 cameras, AIS-receiver |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 16 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNU 1 | 2019-059B | 12.09.2019 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | with ZY-1 02D, Taurus 1 |
Launch Sites:
- TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
References:
- Spaceflight Fans: Long March 4B Resource No. 1 02D, Jingshi No. 1 (BNU-1) satellite, Taurus 1 Successful recovery after the failure in May this year, 12 September 2019
