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CAS-2T

Ham radio Chinese satellite. CAS-2T was launched on November 9, 2016 aboard a Chang Zheng 11 from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 2016-066GNORAD 41847China

Identity

Name in GCAT
KS-1Q
Common name
CAS-2T
Payload designation
Kechuang Weixing
International designator
2016-066G
NORAD catalog number
41847
GCAT identifier
S41847

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Commercial
Program
GKHK
Owner
Kechuang Hangtian
Country
China
Builder
Guangdong Aerospace Tech Co Ltd.
Platform (bus)
KS-1

Launch

Date
November 9, 2016 · 23:42 UTC
Launch record
2016-066Success
Spaceport
Jiuquan · pad LC43/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
503 km
Apogee
997 km
Inclination
98.78°
Status
In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
December 2016

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Total mass with attached objects
503 kg
Length
1.5 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
1.5 m

Launched together

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q66535867 (CC0).