NS 2 (Naxing-2)

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Chinese spacecraft nº: 263

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Description:

• NS-2 (Nano Satellite 2) on Naxing 2, a Chinese nano- or micro-satellite developed by Tsinghua University.
• The satellite will evaluate various new satellite components like micro star trackers, micro sun sensors, MEMS gyroscopes and magnetometers, quartz tuning fork sensors and GPS/BDS navigation receivers.
• NS 2 carries two nanosatellites, ZJ 1 and KJSY 1, to be deployed on orbit.