Luojia 1-01 [Wuhan University]
Official name LUOJIA-1 01
Alternative name Luojia-1 01
Cospar ID 2018-048B
Norad ID 43485
Launch date 2018-06-02
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2D (2)
Country/Organization China
Type application Earth observation
Operator Wuhan University
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.14
Inclination (deg) 97.87
Perigee (km) 615
Apogee (km) 629
Eccentricity 0.0112540192926045
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.8239654107474
Semi-Major axis (km) 7000.135
Raan (deg) 351.8626
Arg of perigee (deg) 15.3289
Shape Box + 1 Pan
Mass (kg) 10
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.5
Contractors Wuhan University
Power Solar cells, batteries

Luojia 1-01 is a earth observation satellite built by the Wuhan University.

The satellite acts as a prototype for a future 60-80 earth observation satellite constellation.

It has a total weight of 22 kg and uses a large relative aperture telecentric optical system, a baffle servo system to suppress stray light, and large pixel high-sensitivity imaging devices to produce night-light imaging technology that is highly sensitive and dynamic. It has a dynamic range of up to 15 bits, a 130 m resolution, and a 250 km-wide luminous imaging capability. It can provide rich application scenarios and provide details about changes in luminous brightness, providing accurate information for studies based on night-light remote sensing macroeconomic analysis.

It was planned to be launched in 2016 as a secondary payload, but has been delayed to mid 2018.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
LUOJIA-1 01 2018-048B 2018-06-02 JSC CZ-2D (2) with Gaofen 6