Pujiang-1

Chinese technology demonstration satellite. Pujiang-1 was launched on September 25, 2015 aboard a Chang Zheng 11 from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 8, 2024).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: Pujiang-1
Payload designation: PJ-1
International designator: 2015-051A
NORAD catalog number: 40925
GCAT identifier: S40925
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/789

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Pujiang
Owner: SAST
Country: China
Builder: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Platform (bus): PJ

Launch

Date: September 25, 2015 · 01:41 UTC
Launch record: 2015-051Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 11
Spaceport: Jiuquan · pad LC43/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 468 km
Apogee: 486 km
Inclination: 97.31°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 8, 2024
Last known active: 2021
End of operations: 2023

Size

Mass: 347 kg
Dry mass: 347 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q21190928 (CC0).