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Tian Hui-1 (also known as Mapping Satellite I) is a Chinese earth observation satellite built by Dong Feng Hong a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).Tian Hui-1 was launched on 6 May 2012 at 9:10 GMT on a Long March 2 2D booster rocket into a sun-synchronous polar orbit with an apogee of 490 km (300 mi) and perigee of 505 km (314 mi).According to the Chinese Ministry of Defense the new satellite carries scientific experiments and is to be used for the evaluation of ground resources and mapping.Tian Hui 1 is equipped with two different camera systems in the visible and infrared range.