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BanXing 2 []
BanXing 2 (BX 2) is a small technlogy satellite to be deployed from the Tiangong 2 space station.
Banxing 2 was developed and built at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).
It will photograph Tiangong 2 in orbit and will monitor space debris. It features an Ammonia based propulsion system
The satellite features 25 Megapixel high-resolution full-frame visible light camera and fisheye cameras.
BanXing 2 was deployed on 22 October 2016 and will remain in formation with the station to image the complex.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology support |
| Operator: | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) |
| Contractors: | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Cube |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 40 kg |
| Orbit: | 374 km × 384 km, 42.79 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BanXing 2 (BX 2) | 2016-057H | 15.09.2016 | Jq LC-43/91 | CZ-2F/T | with Tiangong 2 |
Launch Sites:
- Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Further BanXing missions:
