Aoxiang-1 (QB50-CN04)

Part of the QB50 constellation.

Designation	42735 / 98067MQ
Launch date	18 Apr 2017 - 15:11 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401
Mission	Education, amateur radio communication
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	26 May 2017 - 12:15 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	400 x 404 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.5 min

Prime manufacturer	Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory (SELM), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU)
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory (SELM), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU)
Mass at launch	2 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	INMS
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	436.150/437.640
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	9600bps BPSK
Call sign	NPUAX1/AXNWPU-4
Status	Inactive

Re-entered date:	26 Jun 2019
Lifetime:

AOXIANG-1 is a 2U-CubeSat launched with the bulk of the QB50 constellation to the ISS, designed and built at the Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory (SELM), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU). The orbiter has science payload for lower thermosphere detection, three axis MagneTorQuers (MTQ), three axis reaction wheels, On Board Computer (OBC), communication system, Electrical Power System (EPS) and etc. The main mission of AOXIANG-1 is for lower thermosphere research. The satellite carries a Science Unit (SU) named INMS (Ion/Neutral Mass Spectrometer) for sampling of low mass ionized and neutral particles in lower thermosphere, such as O, O2, and N2. The second mission is focusing on the methods of improving the reliability of CubeSat that is based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTs) components.

Ref.: #3(SD561), #7(JR738,739), #228 - update: 28.12.19