Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CC BY 4.0
Mission
Earth Science · SSO
Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 2B is a follow up to Haiyang 2A satellite. It is intended for monitoring the dynamic ocean environnement with microwave sensors to detect sea surface wind field, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAIYANG-2B 2018-081A | Payload | 966 × 967 km · 99.3° | Globe |
| CZ-4B R/B 2018-081B | Rocket body | 640 × 931 km · 99.4° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081C | Debris | re-entered 2021-03-30 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081D | Debris | 916 × 936 km · 99.1° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081E | Debris | 921 × 940 km · 99.1° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081F | Debris | re-entered 2023-05-02 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081G | Debris | re-entered 2025-01-05 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081H | Debris | re-entered 2024-11-16 |
Show all 16 objects
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081J | Debris | 691 × 882 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081K | Debris | re-entered 2023-12-28 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081L | Debris | re-entered 2025-03-08 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081M | Debris | re-entered 2024-01-24 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081N | Debris | re-entered 2023-05-29 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081P | Debris | re-entered 2024-03-01 | |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081Q | Debris | 621 × 895 km · 99.4° | Globe |
| CZ-4B DEB 2018-081R | Debris | re-entered 2023-11-29 |
COSPAR ID 2018-081. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).