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XINGYUN SHIYAN-1

Satellite. XINGYUN SHIYAN-1 was launched on January 9, 2017 aboard a Kuaizhou-1A from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 15, 2024).

COSPAR 2017-002ANORAD 41913China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Xingyun Shiyan-1
Common name
XINGYUN SHIYAN-1
Other names
XY-S1
International designator
2017-002A
NORAD catalog number
41913
GCAT identifier
S41913
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/856

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
Xingyun
Owner
Xingyun
Country
China
Builder
Sanjiang Space Group (CASIC 9th Acad)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
January 9, 2017 · 04:11 UTC
Launch record
2017-002Success
Spaceport
Jiuquan · pad LC43/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
529 km
Apogee
541 km
Inclination
97.54°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 15, 2024
Last known active
Jan 9, 2017
End of operations
April 2024

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471341 (CC0).