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Fengtai Shaonian 2

Amateur radio satellite. Fengtai Shaonian 2 was launched on December 9, 2022 aboard a Jielong-3 from Yellow Sea (sea launch). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 11, 2025).

COSPAR 2022-167CNORAD 54684China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Fengtai Shaonian 2
Payload designation
CAS-5A
Other names
Shaonian Mengxiang 2,FO-118
International designator
2022-167C
NORAD catalog number
54684
GCAT identifier
S54684

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
XW
Owner
CAMSAT
Country
China
Builder
AMSAT-China (CAMSAT)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date
December 9, 2022 · 06:35 UTC
Launch record
2022-167Success
Rocket
Jielong-3
Spaceport
Yellow Sea (sea launch) · pad LP5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
527 km
Apogee
547 km
Inclination
97.53°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 11, 2025
Last known active
March 2023
End of operations
February 2025

Size

Mass
10 kg
Dry mass
10 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.30 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q115902533 (CC0).