NS 1 [CCTV]
NS 1 [CCTV] |
NS-1 (Nano Satellite 1) on Naxing 1, a 55 lb spacecraft is China's first nano- or
micro-satellite, indicating progress in smaller lightweight space systems. Its development
by Qinghua University and Aerospace Qinghua Technologies Co. Ltd. is being used as an
educational asset to teach future Chinese space engineers. It carries a range of
technology demonstration experiments the Chinese declined to identify.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
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| Contractors: | CAST |
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| Mass: | 25 kg |
| Orbit: | 543 km x 620 km, 97.64° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
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| NS 1 | 18.04.2004 | Xi | CZ-2C-III ? | with SY 1 |
Last update: 27.09.2009
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