NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

XY 2 & Others

Launch Time
Sat Sep 19, 2015 23:01 UTC

First flight of Long March 6.

Rocket

Long March 6
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $19.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 1,188 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,080 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 29.24 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.6 m
Fairing Height: 6.145 m

Mission Details

XY 2

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 130.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

DCBB

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.

Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit

Zheda Pixing 2A & 2B

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.

Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 24.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

XW 2A to 2F

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.

Payloads: 5
Total Mass: 57.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

LilacSat 2

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 11.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

NUDT-PhoneSat

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Naxing 2

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.

Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 20.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Luliang 1

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.

Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit

XC 1, 2, 3, 4

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.

Payloads: 4
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LC-16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2015

52nd orbital launch attempt

Long March 6

1st mission
1st mission of 2015
1st successful mission