Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer

Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (CHASE), also named Xihe (Chinese: 羲和) after the solar deity,^[1] is China's first solar observatory. It was launched aboard a Long March 2D rocket on 14 October 2021. CHASE is a 508 kg (1,120 lb) satellite operating at a 517-kilometer-altitude Sun-synchronous orbit, with an orbital period of around 94 minutes.^[2][3]

Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (CHASE)

Mission type	Solar astronomy
Operator	CNSA
COSPAR ID	2021-091A
SATCAT no.	49315
Mission duration	Elasped: 3 years
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Launch mass	508 kg
Start of mission
Launch date	14 October 2021, 10:51:00 GMT
Rocket	Long March 2D
Launch site	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Contractor	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Sun-synchronous orbit
Inclination	98°
Period	94 minutes

See also

• Xuntian