Lixing-1

China

Int. spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 305

Launch data:

Designation	41733 / 16051C
Launch date	15 Aug 2016 - 17:40 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Science, Atmosphere
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	124 x 140 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.4 °
Period	min

Launched together with: QSS - 3Cat-2

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	CAS (prime)
Platform
Operator	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Mass at launch	110 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	2 yrs

End of live:

Re-entered date:	19 Aug 2016
Lifetime:

Description:

Lixing 1 is a Chinese satellite to conduct research of the rarified upper atmosphere, which was developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Lixing 1 was shown on the launch animation as an object of elogated prism shape. It likely features some kind of propulsion to lower the orbit and to maintain the low orbit. It lowered its orbit to 124 km × 140 km, 97.4°, the lowest orbit of an active spacecraft ever.

Ref.: #7(JR730), #14 - update: 10.02.17