BanXing 1 [CCTV]
BanXing 1 (BX 1) was a small, 40 kg technlogy satellite deployed from the crewed Shenzhou 7 capsule.
Banxing 1 was developed and built at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).
The satellite was equipped with a 1.4 Megapixel camera.
After photographing Shenzhou-7, it moved away to a distance about several kilometers, and tested constellation flight and station keeping technology with the orbital module over some months following the end of the Shenzhou-7 mission.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Technology support |
Operator: | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) |
Contractors: | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | Cube |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 40 kg |
Orbit: | 328 km × 338 km, 42.40° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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BanXing 1 (BX 1) | 2008-047G | 25.09.2008 | Jq LC-43/90 | CZ-2F | with Shenzhou 7 |