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BEIJING 1

OperationalPayloadLEO

BEIJING 1 is a Beijing Landview Mapping Information Technology Co. Ltd (BLMIT) payload satellite, launched on October 27, 2005 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
October 27, 2005 at 06:52 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Kosmos-3M (11K65M) →
Operator
Production Corporation Polyot
Mission
Beijing-1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
691 km
Periapsis
672 km
Inclination
98.29°
Orbital period
98.39 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Beijing Landview Mapping Information Technology Co. Ltd (BLMIT)
Manufacturer
Tsinghua University/University of Surrey
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
150 kg
Dry mass
155 kg
Power
50 W
Design lifetime
7 years
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2005-043A
NORAD catalog №
28890
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.3512 m²
Status
Operational