Xingyun-2 [Xingyun Satellite Co.]
Xingyun-2 is a planned Chinese LEO constellation for Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications operated by Xingyun Satellite Co., a subsidiary of CASIC with commercial investors.
The satellites feature an L-band communication payload and an inter-satellite laser communication package. The narrow-band data transfer rate is 2.4 - 9.6 kbps uplink and 2.4 kbps downlink. Also another (unspecified) hosted payload is on board.
The first two satellites were launched in May 2020 on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | Xingyun Satellite Co. |
Contractors: | CASIC |
Equipment: | L-band communication payload, inter-satellite laser communication package |
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Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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Mass: | 93 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Xingyun-2 01 (XY-2 01, Wuhan) | 2020-028A | 12.05.2020 | Jq LP-43/95B | Kuaizhou-1A | with Xingyun-2 02 | |
Xingyun-2 02 (XY-2 02) | 2020-028B | 12.05.2020 | Jq LP-43/95B | Kuaizhou-1A | with Xingyun-2 01 |