Descrizione : Launch Site : Taiyuan. The spacecraft were designed to be comparable to existing international LEO meteorological and remote sensing systems, including APT transmissions in the 137 MHz band. Attitude control was maintained by a combination of nitrogen cold gas thrusters and reaction wheels, although both spacecraft suffered serious malfunctions in this system. Feng Yun 1A was lost after only 38 days, but Feng Yun 1B operated for more than a year.

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