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Kaidun 1 (Caton 1)
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaidun 1 (Caton 1) | 2017-002C | 09.01.2017 | Jq LP-43/95A | Kuaizhou-1A | with Jilin-1 Shipin-03, Xingyun S1 |
