NUDT-PhoneSat (CAS 3I, Kaituo 1B)

NUDT-PhoneSat [CCTV]

NUDT-PhoneSat or CAS 3I (Chinese Amateur Radio satellite 3I) is an Chinese experimental pico satellite developed by National University of Defense Technology and CAMSAT.

The satellite is based on smartphone technology.

NUDT-PhoneSat was launched in a cluster of 20 satellites on the maiden flight of the CZ-6 rocket.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Technology
Operator:	National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), CAMSAT
Contractors:	National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), CAMSAT
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:	None
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:	1 kg
Orbit:	516 km × 536 km, 97.45°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
NUDT-PhoneSat (CAS 3I, Kaituo 1B)	2015-049B	19.09.2015	TY LC-16		CZ-6	with XY 2, ZDPS 2A, ZDPS 2B, Tiantuo 3, XW 2A, XW 2B, XW 2C, XW 2D, XW 2E, XW 2F, DCBB, LilacSat 2, Naxing 2, ZJ 1, KJSY 1, XC 1, XC 2, XC 3, XC 4

Launch Sites:

TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China

References:

IARU: CAS-3 series – nine spacecraft

Further CAS missions:

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