Yunhai-2 Explained

Yunhai-2
Operator:CNSA
Cospar Id:2018-112 (Yunhai-2 01)2024-052 (Yunhai-2 02)
Manufacturer:SAST
Launch Contractor:CASC
Previous Mission:Yunhai-1
Programme:Yunhai
Next Mission:Yunhai-3

Yunhai-2 is a Chinese meteorological satellite constellation developed by the Chinese military.[1] The satellites reportedly use the Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate and gravity research.[2] The satellites are built by the Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (SAST) before being transported to Jiuquan for launch.

Satellites

!Name!COSPAR!Launch Date!Launch Vehicle !Outcome
Yunhai-2 012018-112ADecember 29, 2018"Rowspan=6"Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 022018-112BDecember 29, 2018Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 032018-112CDecember 29, 2018Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 042018-112DDecember 29, 2018Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 052018-112EDecember 29, 2018Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 062018-112GDecember 29, 2018Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 072024-052March 21, 2024Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 082024-052March 21, 2024Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 092024-052March 21, 2024Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 102024-052March 21, 2024Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 112024-052March 21, 2024Long March 2D / YZ-3Success
Yunhai-2 122024-052March 21, 2024Long March 2D / YZ-3Success

References

  1. Web site: NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details . 2024-03-26 . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  2. Web site: Jones . Andrew . 2024-03-21 . China launches second batch of Yunhai-2 satellites . 2024-03-26 . SpaceNews . en-US.

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