Bayi kepu weixing 01 xing

Bayi kepu weixing 01 xing was launched on December 28, 2016 aboard a Chang Zheng 2D from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 18, 2017).

COSPAR 2016-083CNORAD 41909China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Bayi kepu weixing 01 xing
Payload designation: BY70-1
International designator: 2016-083C
NORAD catalog number: 41909
GCAT identifier: S41909
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/856

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Bayi
Owner: Bayi School
Country: China
Builder: Beijing Zero Gravity Lab
Platform (bus): Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date: December 28, 2016 · 03:23 UTC
Launch record: 2016-083Partial · 0.75
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2D
Spaceport: Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 215 km
Apogee: 518 km
Inclination: 97.59°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 18, 2017
Last known active: Feb 18, 2017
End of operations: Feb 18, 2017

Size

Mass: 10 kg
Dry mass: 10 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.11 m
Span: 0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q139500752 (CC0).