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Qiankun 1 is a Chinese satellite to demonstrate operations in a very low Earth orbit (VLEO). It was developed by the Chinese firm C-Space. It carries test payloads for hyperspectral imagery, visible light cameras and intelligent image processors.
It was launched on a Gushenxing-1 (3) (Ceres-1 (3)) into a 486 km 502 km, 96.62 orbit and lowered then its orbit using its own ion thrusters to at least 357 km.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | C-Space |
| Contractors: | C-Space |
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| Propulsion: | ion thrusters |
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| Mass: | ~200 kg |
| Orbit: | 486 km 502 km, 96.62 (initially) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Qiankun 1 (QK 1) | 2023-103 | 22.07.2023 | Jq LC-43/95B | Gushenxing-1 (3) (Ceres-1 (3)) | with Xingshidai 16 |
Launch Sites:
- Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
