LilacSat 1 (QB50-CN02)

Launch data: Designation  42725 / 98067ME Launch date  18 Apr 2017 - 15:11 UT Launch site  CC, SLC-41 Launch vehicle  Atlas V-401 Mission  Education, technology Launch platform  ISS Kibo, LEO Deployment date  25 May 2017 - 08:35 UT Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  400 x 404 km Inclination   51.6° Period  92.5 min

Description:

• Zidingxiang-1 is a 2U QB50-CN02, also called LilacSat-1, from Harbin Inst. of Technology, Manchuria.
• LILACSAT-1 is a 2U-CubeSat for education, upper atmosphere science, amateur radio communication and technology demonstration, built by a team of students of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). It is a part of the QB50 constellation. LilacSat 1 carries three mission payloads: (1) An Ion-Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS). It is a standard payload of QB50 for upper atmosphere science; (2) A V/U APRS digipeater. It is open for amateur use. It will support both real-time repeating and store-forward mode; (3) A thermal infrared camera. It is open for amateur use. Any licensed radio amateur can send a telecommand to take an image and download the data.
• LilacSat 1 carries three mission payloads:
  • An Ion-Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS). It is a standard payload of QB50 for upper atmosphere science.
  • A V/U APRS digipeater. It is open for amateur use. It will support both real-time repeating and store-forward mode.
  • A thermal infrared camera. It is open for amateur use. Any licensed radio amateur can send a telecommand to take an image and download the data.