Dong Fang Hong

For other uses of the phrase "Dong Fang Hong" see Dong Fang Hong (disambiguation)

Dong Fang Hong (东方红), meaning The East is Red, is a space satellite program for the People's Republic of China, which started in 1970. Satellites in this series were placed in either low Earth orbit or geostationary orbit and carried out a variety of purposes: testing, remote sensing, telecommunications, meteorology, and scientific studies. While most Chinese satellites are named as part of the Dong Fang Hong series, others are singularly named or part of the AsiaSat or Apstar series.

China is also eager to provide its Dong Fang Hong technology as the basis for satellites designed, manufactured and launched by China for international customers, as it did for Nigeria[1] with the NigComSat-1 whose lifespan was cut short due to communications and power problems.

Satellites launched

References

  1. ^ "Dongfanghong IV ready for more int'l satellite orders". Xinhua News Agency. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/09/content_6350674.htm. 

See also

Earth observation
Fengyun · HaiYang · Tansuo-1 · SMMS
Communication and
engineering test
DFH-1  · DFH-2 · DFH-3 · DFH-4  · FH-1 · APMT · Asiasat · Chinasat · ChinaStar  · HKSTG · Sinosat · LGSP  · Tsinghua · OlympicSat
Data relay satellite system
Tianlian-1 (Tianlian I-01)
In development: Tianlian-2
Positioning
Astronomical observation
Double Star (joint ESA)
In development: Solar Space Telescope · Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope · Kuafu
Lunar and planetary
exploration