Taurus-1 (Jinniuzuo naxing 1)

China

Int. spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 491

Launch data:

Designation	44530 / 19059C
Launch date	12 Sep 2019 - 03:26 UTC
Launch site	TY, LC-9
Launch vehicle	CZ-4B
Mission	Technology, Testing drag sail
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	737 x 759 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	98.6°
Period	99.6 min

Launched together with: ZY-1 02D - BNU 1

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Shanghai ASES Spaceflight Technology Co
Platform	3U cubesat
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Uplink (MHz)	145.820
Downlink (MHz)	436.760
Beacon (MHz)	435.840
Mode	9600bps BPSK FM
Call sign
Status	Active
Design lifetime

Description:

Jinniuzuo naxing is a 3U cubesat from Shanghai ASES Spaceflight Technology Co Ltd which is testing a drag sail system that could be used to de-orbit small satellites.

External links:

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

Ref.: #7(JR769), #27, #228 - update: 31.12.19