Tiantuo 3 (TT 3, Luliang 1)

TT 3 [NUDT]

The TT 3 (Tiantuo 3) is small satellite built by the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT).

The satellite performs technology demonstrations. The main payloads are a spaceborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal receiver, a spaceborne aviation target signal automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) signal receiver, and fire monitoring payload.

TT 3 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)
Contractors: National University of Defense Technology (NUDT)
Equipment: AIS-receiver, ADS-B-receiver, fire monitoring payload
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Tiantuo 3 (TT 3, Luliang 1) 2015-049A ? 19.09.2015 TY LC-16 CZ-6 with XY 2, ZDPS 2A, ZDPS 2B, XW 2A, XW 2B, XW 2C, XW 2D, XW 2E, XW 2F, DCBB, LilacSat 2, NUDT-PhoneSat, 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   China

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