China's first science experiment satellite tailored for young people is Hope 1. Hope 1 is China's first popular science satellite developed for young people across the country, with its main mission being to set up an amateur radio space station, carry out space photography and carry the first prize-winning work of the national competition for young people's carrying programs, the "Circle of Heaven and Earth" model.
The successful launch of the Hope 1 satellite fulfills the public welfare responsibility of China Aerospace of "repaying the country and society". The successful launch and stable operation of the Hope 1 satellite in orbit have verified the main core technologies of the CAST100 satellite platform, and accumulated development and operation experience for the popularization and application of subsequent satellites.
The significance of the launch of Hope 1 satellite.
China's first radio space station established by the Hope 1 satellite has successfully achieved global connectivity in more than 60 countries and regions, with a global audience of hundreds of thousands of people, and a clear satellite communication signal, which was highly evaluated by AMSAT, the international amateur radio organization, and named HO-68 satellite;
The launch of the Hope 1 satellite has also made China's amateur Radio communication activities reached a new height, in this field fully in line with the international standards, many times successfully supported the China Radio Sport Association organized by the National Tonglian activities. The satellite has successfully photographed and downlinked more than 100 panoramic color images of the Earth and images of the "Heavenly Circle and Earthly Places" experimental device, which have been successfully applied to various large-scale activities organized by the China Association for Science and Technology and the Chinese Society of Astronautics.
The above reference? SASAC - The second anniversary of the successful in-orbit operation of the Hope-1 satellite