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Taizhi 1 (KX 09) []
Taizhi 1 or KX 09 is a Chinese small satellite built by DFH Satellite Co. to test technologies for a future gravitational wave detector mission.
The tests include an laser interferometer demonstrating a 100 pm measurement accuracy, micro thrusters with < 1 μN control accuracy, drag-free attitude control and electric Hall-effect thrusters.
The satellite was launched in August 2019 on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from Jiuquan.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Technology ? |
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| Contractors: | CAS |
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| Power: | Solar arrays, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Taizhi 1 (KX 09) | 2019-058B | 30.08.2019 | Jq LP-43/95A | Kuaizhou-1A | with TY 1-07 (Xiaoxiang 1-07) |
Launch Sites:
- Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
