Banxing
Chinese technology development satellite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Banxing or BX-1 (Chinese: 伴星; lit. 'Companion Satellite'),[1] is a small Chinese technology development satellite which was deployed from the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft at 11:27 GMT on 27 September 2008.[1] Prior to deployment, the satellite was mounted on top of the Shenzhou 7 orbital module.
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Mission type | Spacecraft imaging Technology |
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Operator | CASC |
COSPAR ID | 2008-047G |
SATCAT no. | 33392 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 40 kilograms (88 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 September 2008, 13:10 (2008-09-25UTC13:10Z) UTC |
Rocket | Chang Zheng 2F |
Launch site | Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-1 |
Deployed from | Shenzhou 7 |
Deployment date | 27 September 2008, 11:27 UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 42.4 degrees |
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