TY 2 [Spacety]
Xiaoxiang 2 (XX 2), also known as TY 2 (Tianyi 2), is a commercial research nanosatellite developed by Spacety Aerospace Co. at the Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute, Hunan.
The 8 kg satellite is built to the 6U CubeSat form factor.
Xiaoxiang 2, also known as Hunan Xiangjiang New Area satellite or TY 2 (Tianyi 2) was launched on the third CZ-11 flight in early 2018. It carries technology experiments developed by Tianyi Research Institute in Changsha, Hunan province.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Spacety Aerospace Co., Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute, Hunan |
Contractors: | Spacety Aerospace Co., Changsha Gaoxinqu Tianyi Research Institute, Hunan |
Equipment: | Stabilized camera system |
Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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Mass: | 8 kg |
Orbit: | 527 km × 547 km, 97.55° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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TY 2 (Tianyi 2, XX 2, Xiaoxiang 2, Hunan Xiangjiang New Area satellite) | 2018-008A | 19.01.2018 | Jq LP-43/95B | CZ-11 | with Jilin-1 Shipin-07, Jilin-1 Shipin-08, TY 6, KIPP, Zhou Enlai |