Tianyan 26 is a small Chinese satellite jointly developed by Shanghai AIS Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. and Henan Polytechnic University. It is a lightweight and compact visible and infrared Earth remote sensing commercial satellite operated by Shaanxi Novi Beidou Information Technology Co., Ltd.
The satellite was launched on 19 August 2025 on a Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) launch.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | Shaanxi Novi Beidou Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Contractors: | Shanghai AIS Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., Henan Polytechnic University |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Tianyan 26 (Henan Ligong 2, Zhongyuan 3, Novi 1) | 2025-180 | 19.08.2025 | Jq LP-43/130 | Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) | with AIRSAT 05, Duogongneng Shiyan 2-01, 02, 03, Tianyan 26, ThumbSat 1, 2 |

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