Please make a donation to support Gunter's Space Page.
Thank you very much for visiting Gunter's Space Page. I hope that this site is useful and informative for you.
If you appreciate the information provided on this site, please consider supporting my work by making a simple and secure donation via PayPal. Please help to run the website and keep everything free of charge. Thank you very much.

CAS 2T & KS 1Q

CAS 2T [CAMSAT]

KS 1Q []

CAS 2T & KS 1Q are two autonomous payloads mounted on the upper stage of a CZ-11 launch vehicle

CAS 2T (Chinese Amateur Radio satellite 2T) or Fengtai-1 is a technical verification payload for CAMSAT CAS-2 series amateur radio satellites. CAS 2T is a 2U CubeSat fixed to the final stage of rocket.

Kechuang Aerospace Forum's KS 1Q is an attached qualification payload for the proposed Kechuang satellite constellation. It is to verify an ultra-small sun sensor, an TT&C transponder, key technology for an optical telemetry transmitter, an inertial measurement unit and carries a wide-angle camera.

The payloads were launched on the second flight of the CZ-11 launch vehicle. The orbital life may be 10 to 30 days until reentry of the launch vehicle upper stage.

Nation: China
Type / Application: Amateur radio communication, technology
Operator: CAMSAT (CS 2T), Kechuang Aerospace Forum (KS 1Q)
Contractors: CAMSAT (CS 2T), Kechuang Aerospace Forum (KS 1Q)
Equipment:
Configuration: CubeSat (2U) and payload box fixed to upper stage
Propulsion: None in orbit
Power: Solar cells, batteries (individual for each payload)
Lifetime: ~ 30 days
Mass:
Orbit: 503 km × 996 km, 98.78°
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CAS 2T & KS 1Q 2016-066G 09.11.2016 Jq LP-43/95B CZ-11 with XPNAV 1, Xiaoxiang 1, Lishui 1-01, Pina-2 01, Pina-2 02

References:

Cite this page: