Unknown Chinese satellite ("Test Satellite")

Unknown Chinese satellite

It was launched in August 2021 on a CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S booster.

The satellite was deployed into a 1100 km orbit with the other two payloads, but afterwards maneuvered down to a 851 km × 877 km orbit.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:
Operator:	?
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:	?
Power:
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	851 km × 877 km, °

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
? ("Communications Technology Satellite")	2021-076B	24.08.2021	Jq LC-43/94		CZ-2C (3) YZ-1S	with RSW 01, RSW 02

Launch Sites:

Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China

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