BanXing 2 (BX 2)

Launch data: Designation  41834 / 16057H Launch date  15 Sep 2016 - 14:04 UT Launch site  Jiuquan, SLS-1 Launch vehicle  CZ-2F/T Mission  Technology Launch platform  Tiangong-2, LEO Deployment date  22 Oct 2016 - 23:31 UT Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  374 x 384 km Eccentricity   Inclination   42.8° Period   min

Description:

• Piggybacking on the Tiangong-2 launch will be Banxing-2, a technology development satellite made by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).
• Armed with 25 megapixel optical cameras, the small satellite will orbit close to and snap Tiangong-2 and the visiting crewed Shenzhou-11 spacecraft.
• It will photograph Tiangong 2 in orbit and will monitor space debris. It features an Ammonia based propulsion system. The satellite features 25 Megapixel high-resolution full-frame visible light camera and fisheye cameras.

Mission details:

• BanXing 2 was deployed on 22 October 2016 and will remain in formation with the station to image the complex.