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XY 2 (Kaituo 1A)
XY 1 [CCTV]
XY 2 (Xinyan-2 or NewTech-2) is a Chinese microsatellite to text new technologies in space.
XY 2 is a test bed for a electric propulsion system. It was launched in a cluster of 20 satellites on the maiden flight of the CZ-6 rocket.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
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| Contractors: | Shenzhen DFH Satellite Co. |
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| Power: | Deployable solar array, solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | 130 kg |
| Orbit: | 515 km × 536 km, 97.5° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| XY 2 (Xinyan 2, Kaituo 1A) | 2015-049F | 19.09.2015 | TY LC-16 | CZ-6 | with ZDPS 2A, ZDPS 2B, TT 3, XW 2A, XW 2B, XW 2C, XW 2D, XW 2E, XW 2F, DCBB, LilacSat 2, NUDT-PhoneSat, NS 2, ZJ 1, KJSY 1, XC 1, XC 2, XC 3, XC 4 |
