Caton 1 [China Space Flight]
The Kaidun 1 or Caton 1 is a 2U CubeSat built jointly by the Beijing Kaidun Universal Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing MSI Technology Development Co., Ltd. and the Nanjing University of Technology.
The satellite is to test a VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) for communications via the Inmarsat satellite system.
The satellite was launched as a secondary payload on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Beijing Kaidun Universal Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing MSI Technology Development Co., Ltd.,Nanjing University of Technology |
Contractors: | Beijing Kaidun Universal Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing MSI Technology Development Co., Ltd.,Nanjing University of Technology |
Equipment: | VDES |
Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 2.72 kg |
Orbit: | 656 km SSO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kaidun 1 (Caton 1) | 2017-002C | 09.01.2017 | Jq LP-43/95B | Kuaizhou-1A | with Jilin-1 Shipin-03, Xingyun S1 |