Official name HAIYANG 3A
Alternative name Hai Yang 3A
Cospar ID 2023-176A
Norad ID 58349
Launch date 2023-11-16
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S
Country/Organization China
Type application Oceanography
Operator CAST
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 100.41
Inclination (deg) 98.58
Perigee (km) 770
Apogee (km) 786
Eccentricity 0.0102827763496144
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.3412010755901
Semi-Major axis (km) 7156.135
Raan (deg) 222.5152
Arg of perigee (deg) 88.5088
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 1500
Height (m) 1
Width (m) 1
Depth (m) 1
Span (m^2) 4
Configuration CAST2000 bus
Power Deployable solar arrays, batteries

HY 3 (Haiyang = Ocean) is a chinese series of Earth observation satellites focused on ocean observation.

The HY 3 series is dedicated to water color measurements targeting multiple types of water bodies (oceans, lakes, rivers etc.).

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
HAIYANG 3A 2023-176A 2023-11-16 JSC CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S