Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Yaogan 11
Chinese reconnaissance satellite.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
ZDPS-1A & 1B
The Zhejiang University's ZDPS 1 (Zheda Pixing) series of picosatellites were the first Chinese picosatellites.
The ZDPS-1A & 1B satellites were built as 15 cm × 15 cm × 15 cm cubes with a weight of
3.5 kg for ZDPS-1A and ZDPS-1B each.
Their purpose is to demonstrate pico-satellite technologies:
- Universal S-Band (USB) TTC system
- Active tri-axial stabilizing attitude control
- CMOS camera for panoramic Earth imaging
ZDPS-1A and ZDPS-1B were both jointly launched in 2010 as piggyback payloads and were the first pico-satellites that have been launched successfully in China. Even after two years of successful in-orbit operation, the main components of ZDPS-1A &1B continue to work well.
Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 8.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Site 9401 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2010
49th orbital launch attempt
Long March 2D
14th mission
3rd mission of 2010
14th successful mission