CAS 5B

CAS 5B (Chinese Amateur Radio satellite 5B) is a Chinese femtosatellite for amateur radio communication and education.

The satellite features a 90 mm × 80 mm × 50 mm body with body mounted solar cells and a mass of approximately 0.5 kg mass. The only payload is a CW beacon.

CAS 5B will be deployed in orbit by the CAS 5A satellite.

The satellite was originally to be launched in 2018.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Education, amateur radio communication, technology
Operator:	CAMSAT
Contractors:	CAMSAT
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
CAS 5B	2022-167	09.12.2022	@YS (Tai Rui)		Jielong-3	with Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D-44, ..., 03D-50, Jilin-1 Pingtai-01A-01, HEAD 2H, Jinzijing 1-05, 1-06, Tianqi 07, Huoju 1, CAS 5A

Launch Sites:

@YS = Yellow Sea, China

References:

AMSAT-UK: CAMSAT amateur radio transponder satellites to launch this year, 14 May 2018

Further CAS missions:

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