AFAIU "Wēinà-1A Wèixīng" (微纳-1A”卫星) translates as "micro-nano-1A satellite"
In August 2017 a company named Beijing Micro-Nano Star Technology Co., Ltd. was established. In an interview the general manager anounced the launch of 6 satellites in 2018 (http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20171229/44825398_0.shtml).
My post is obsolete. It is now clear that the mentioned company is not the producer of the satellite. It is a bird of the Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center
The three satellites have already finished their in-plane separation yielding a paradoxal structure -- all the three are located between the two CX-5 birds from the December launch.
I'm at a loss at seeing this. The Chinese have nine such gaps -- three in each of the three planes -- and eight of the nine are empty as of today. Would the Shanghai team add eight more triplets?
The three satellites have already finished their in-plane separation yielding a paradoxal structure -- all the three are located between the two CX-5 birds from the December launch.
I'm at a loss at seeing this. The Chinese have nine such gaps -- three in each of the three planes -- and eight of the nine are empty as of today. Would the Shanghai team add eight more triplets?
What's the vertical scale?
The three satellites have already finished their in-plane separation yielding a paradoxal structure -- all the three are located between the two CX-5 birds from the December launch.
I'm at a loss at seeing this. The Chinese have nine such gaps -- three in each of the three planes -- and eight of the nine are empty as of today. Would the Shanghai team add eight more triplets?
What's the vertical scale?
Time in minutes in orbit.
More precisely, fractional part of [time from 01 Jan 2017 00:00 UTC / orbital period in stable orbit].
The three satellites have already finished their in-plane separation yielding a paradoxal structure -- all the three are located between the two CX-5 birds from the December launch.
I'm at a loss at seeing this. The Chinese have nine such gaps -- three in each of the three planes -- and eight of the nine are empty as of today. Would the Shanghai team add eight more triplets?
Maybe they want/can afford truly continuous coverage only at certain times? Or it's different sensors with a smaller swath? But I agree that's weird.
AFAIU "Wēinà-1A Wèixīng" (微纳-1A”卫星) translates as "micro-nano-1A satellite"
In August 2017 a company named Beijing Micro-Nano Star Technology Co., Ltd. was established. In an interview the general manager anounced the launch of 6 satellites in 2018 (http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20171229/44825398_0.shtml).
My post is obsolete. It is now clear that the mentioned company is not the producer of the satellite. It is a bird of the Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center
It's clear it's not the producer but could it be the owner? Just like QTT are the owner of the center's TY-6?
AFAIU "Wēinà-1A Wèixīng" (微纳-1A”卫星) translates as "micro-nano-1A satellite"
In August 2017 a company named Beijing Micro-Nano Star Technology Co., Ltd. was established. In an interview the general manager anounced the launch of 6 satellites in 2018 (http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20171229/44825398_0.shtml).
My post is obsolete. It is now clear that the mentioned company is not the producer of the satellite. It is a bird of the Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center
It's clear it's not the producer but could it be the owner? Just like QTT are the owner of the center's TY-6?
A translation of the quoted article rather signals that Micro Nano Star is actually a developer and manufacturer of small satellites.