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Aolong 1 or ADRV is an active space debris removal experiment launched by China's new generation CZ-7/YZ1A launch vehicle in 2016.
The Aolong 1 payload was developed by CALT. Reportedly it is to demonstrate the removal of a simulated space debris object by capturing the object and then bringing it to a re-entry trajectory to be burned up in the Earth atmosphere.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | CALT |
| Contractors: | CALT |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 202 km × 379 km, 40.81 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Aolong 1 (ADRV) | 2016-042F | 25.06.2016 | We LC-201 | CZ-7/YZ1A | with DFFC, Aoxiang Zhixing, Tiange Feixingqi 1, Tiange Feixingqi 2, ZGZ Shiyan Zhuangzhi |
Launch Sites:
- We = Wenchang Space Launch Center (WSLC), Hainan, China
