BY70-1

China

Int. spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 323

Also called: Bayi Kepu Weixing 1.

Launch data:

Designation	41909 / 16083C
Launch date	28 Dec 2016 - 03:23 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan, LC9
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Communication
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	212 x 523 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.6°
Period	min

Launched together with: Gaojing 1 & 2

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer
Platform	2U CubeSat
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Uplink (MHz)	145.920
Downlink (MHz)	436.200
Beacon (MHz)	436.200
Mode	9600bps BPSK FM_tone 67.0Hz

End of live:

Re-entered date:	18 Feb 2017 - .01
Lifetime:

Description:

BY70-1 is a 2U CubeSat project for school education and amateur radio. It features 3-axis stabilization and deployable solar panels. In addition to the FM transponder BY70-1 has a camera and it is planned to download images and telemetry via a 9600 bps BPSK downlink.

Ref.: #3(SD532), #7(JR733), #228 - update: 30.06.17