SATech-01

Chinese technology demonstration and X-ray astronomy satellite. SATech-01 was launched on July 27, 2022 aboard a Lijian-1 from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 19, 2025).

COSPAR 2022-087ANORAD 53299China

Identity

Name in GCAT: SATech-01
Payload designation: XJS
International designator: 2022-087A
NORAD catalog number: 53299
GCAT identifier: S53299

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: CAS
Owner: CAS
Country: China
Builder: Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites, SIMIT

Launch

Date: July 27, 2022 · 04:12 UTC
Launch record: 2022-087Success
Rocket: Lijian-1
Spaceport: Jiuquan · pad LC130

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 493 km
Apogee: 511 km
Inclination: 97.41°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 19, 2025
Last known active: March 2023
End of operations: February 2025

Size

Mass: 622 kg
Dry mass: 622 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 8.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q124293788 (CC0).