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XW 1 (CAS 1, HO 68, Hope-OSCAR 68)
XW 1
XW 1 (also known as CAS 1, Chinese Amateur Radio satellite 1) is the first chinese amateur radio satellite.
XW 1 is a micro-satellite for amateur radio purposes. The payload includes a telemetry beacon, a linear transponder, a FM repeater, a digital store-forward transponder. The operations all have 70 cm downlinks and 2 meter uplinks. The output for the transponder is 1 W and 200 mW for the beacon. The satellite has a mass of 50 kg.
The satellite was launched piggy-back on a CZ-4C rocket into a 100° inclination orbit with 1200 km apogee on 15 December 2009.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Communication amateur radio |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | 50 kg |
| Orbit: | 1193 km × 1204 km, 100.50° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| XW 1 (CAS 1, HO 68, Hope-OSCAR 68) | 2009-072B | 15.12.2009 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C | with Yaogan 8 |
