Satellites

Payload

XIAOXIANG 1

DecayedPayloadLEO

XIAOXIANG 1 is a China payload satellite, launched on November 9, 2016 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 9, 2016 at 11:42 PM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Xiaoxiang-1, XPNAV-1 & 3 others.

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
146 km
Periapsis
128 km
Inclination
97.31°
Orbital period
87.23 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
8 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-066B
NORAD catalog №
41842
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.099 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 26, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 26, 2024
Time in service
7.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed