Tangguo Guan (Candy can)

Launch data:

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• China′s Haiyang er hao 02 xing (HY-2B) oceanographic satellite was launched on Oct 24, 2018.
• A small secondary satellite was launched along with HY-2B, called 'Tangguo Guan' (`Candy can'). It is owned by the online retailer AliBaba and will apparently send promotional messages to shoppers′ mobile phones. Mass of Tangguo Guan has variously been reported as 20 and 29 kg. It apparently remains attached to the CZ-4B third stage, which lowered its orbit immediately after deploying HY-2B.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking