XY 2 & Others

ZDPS-2 is a nano-satellite mission of the Microsat Research Center, Zhejiang University, which performs an in-orbit test for formation flying technology with two identical nano-satellites, ZDPS-2A and ZDPS-2B. Both satellites carried a deployable structure experiment, which was unfolded in orbit. ZDPS-2A and B are both equipped with a propulsion system, either of them can be treated as chief or deputy. The system uses liquid ammonia as a propellant with ISP greater than 900 Ns/kg. With a fuel mass of 0.318 kg and a satellite mass of below 12 kg, the system can provide a total ΔV of 24 m/s.

CAS 3H or LilacSat 2 is a low-cost, nano-satellite for education, amateur radio communication, and technology demonstration, built by a team of 15 students of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). It is a cube-shaped 20 cm × 20 cm × 20 cm satellite with a weight of 11 kg. LilacSat-2 provides hands-on experience for students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to build flight hardware for a space mission. The training these students gain by working on this project will better prepare them for work in the aerospace industry.

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 in orbit.

The TT 3 (Tiantuo 3) is a small satellite built by the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). The satellite performs technology demonstrations. The main payloads are a spaceborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal receiver, a spaceborne aviation target signal automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signal receiver, and a fire monitoring payload.

XY 2 (Xinyan-2 or NewTech-2) is a Chinese microsatellite to test new technologies in space. XY 2 is a test bed for an electric propulsion system.

DCBB or CAS 3G (Chinese Amateur Radio satellite 3G) is a 2U Cubesat for University educational purposes designed by Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong HIT Satellite Ltd. together with CAMSAT.

Xingchen or XS series consists of four small satellites built by the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). The Xingchen picosatellites have the dimensions of 98 mm × 98 mm × 7 mm and a weight of 100 g. The four satellites will fly in formation with TT-3 and NUDT-PhoneSat to test out inter-satellite communication techniques. Two of the four will be controlled by TT-3 and the other two by PhoneSat. The main satellite will also track ship AIS and airplane signals.

XW 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, and 2F are a constellation of three identical Chinese micro-satellite for atmospheric physics experiments and amateur radio missions. The satellites feature a 246 mm × 246 mm × 246 mm cubic body with body-mounted solar cells and a mass of approximately 10 kg mass. They feature a three-axis stabilization system. The amateur communications payload consists of U/V 20 kHz wide transponders with 145 MHz CW beacon and 19k2 GMSK AX25 telemetry downlinks.

NUDT-PhoneSat or CAS 3I (Chinese Amateur Radio satellite 3I) is a Chinese experimental pico satellite developed by the National University of Defense Technology and CAMSAT. The satellite is based on smartphone technology.