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KL-Alpha [CAS]
The KL-Alpha A and B satellites are test satellites for a global multimedia satellite system for the German company KLEO Connect.
The satellites were built by CAS Microspace and feature a Ka-band communications payload.
The purpose of the alpha phase test satellites is to assess the Ka-band mobile communication environment adaptability, the verification of a Ka-band LEO satellites to GEO satellite interference suppression technology, and the orbital evaluation of commercial-grade electronic components to achieve low-cost long-life.
The satellites were launched in November 2019 on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from Jiuquan. One of the satellites was deployed into a circular 1050 × 1050 km, 86, while the other went to an elliptical 1050 × 1425 km, 86 orbit.
| Nation: | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | KLEO Connect |
| Contractors: | CAS |
| Equipment: | Ka-band payload |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 70 kg (#1); 90 kg (#2) |
| Orbit: | 1044 km 1057 km, 88.91 (#A); 1045 km 1431 km, 88.91 (#B) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL-Alpha A | 2019-077A | 17.11.2019 | Jq LP-43/95A | Kuaizhou-1A | with KL-Alpha B | |
| KL-Alpha B | 2019-077B | 17.11.2019 | Jq LP-43/95A | Kuaizhou-1A | with KL-Alpha A |
Launch Sites:
- Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
References:
- Yiacai: “一箭双星”发射成功 微小卫星研究院首个国际化项目交付, 19 November 2019
