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Haisi 1 [SpaceTy]
Haisi 1 (also transcribed Hisea 1) is a small earth observation satellite with a C-band SAR payload, built by Tianyi Research (Spacety) for CETC38 (the China Electronics Technology 38th Research Institute).
The 185 kg satellite is the first TY-MINISAR satellite from Tianyi Research (Spacety).
Haisi 1 was launched in December 2020 as a co-passenger on the maiden CZ-8 (1) rocket. It is larger than the earlier Cubesat based Tianqi satellites.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation, radar |
| Operator: | CETC38 |
| Contractors: | Spacety |
| Equipment: | C-band SAR |
| Configuration: | TY-MINISAR bus |
| Propulsion: | ThrustMe Iodine Electric Propulsion system |
| Power: | Solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 185 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haisi 1 | 2020-102B | 22.12.2020 | We LC-201 | CZ-8 (1) | with XJY 7, Tianqi 8, Yuanguang, ET-SMART-RSS |
Launch Sites:
- We = Wenchang Space Launch Center (WSLC), Hainan, China
