Haiyang (satellite)

For the city, see Haiyang.

Animation of Haiyang - Polar view, Earth is not shown ·   Haiyang-1A ·   Haiyang-1B ·   Haiyang-1C ·   Haiyang-1D ·   Haiyang-2A ·   Haiyang-2B

Haiyang (HY, Chinese: 海洋; pinyin: Hǎiyáng; lit. 'ocean') is a series of marine remote sensing satellites developed and operated by the People's Republic of China since 2002. The name "Haiyang" translates to "ocean" in English.[1] As of October 2022, eight satellites have been launched with ten more planned.[2][3][4][5][6] Built by the state-owned aerospace contractor China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), Haiyang satellites carry a variety of ocean-imaging sensor payloads and are operated by the National Satellite Ocean Application Service (NSOAS), a subordinate agency of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).[7] Haiyang satellites are launched from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) aboard Long March-series rockets.[7]

China's National Satellite Ocean Application Service owns three series of Haiyang-series satellites, Haiyang-1 (HY-1) are designed to measure ocean color, Haiyang-2 (HY-2) to study maritime environment dynamics, and Haiyang-3 (HY-3) to conduct ocean surveillance.[8]

  1. ^ "Haiyang-1D". Supercluster. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "HY 1A, 1B". Gunter's Space Page. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "HY 1C, 1D". Gunter's Space Page. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "HY 2A, 2B". Gunter's Space Page. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "HY 2C, 2D". Gunter's Space Page. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "HY 3A, 3B". Gunter's Space Page. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b Clark, Stephen (22 September 2020). "China launches Haiyang oceanography satellite". Spaceflight Now.
  8. ^ HY-2 Series Satellite Status and Future Plans. National Satellite Ocean Application Service. 26 May 2020.