XPNAV-1 (41841)

COSPAR: 2016-066A | Alt Name: Maichong Xing Shiyan Weixing

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 9, 2016

Launch Site

JSC

Launch Pad

LC43/95

Launch Vehicle

Chang Zheng 11

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

41841

International Designator

2016-066A

Decay Date

6/11/2025

Basic Satellite Info

Name

XPNAV-1

Alternative Name

Maichong Xing Shiyan Weixing

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

CAST

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

XPNAV-1, also known as Maichong Xing Shiyan Weixing, is a technology satellite launched by China on November 9, 2016, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center's LC43/95 launch pad using a Chang Zheng 11 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 1.5 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 1.5 meters. It carries 2 deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. XPNAV-1 was manufactured by DFHS and is owned by CAST. Its mission involves technology experimentation. The spacecraft has a dry mass of 240 kilograms and the same launch mass. The satellite's shape is described as box-shaped with two panels, and it has an RCS value of 0.8131.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.5

Diameter

0.5

Span

1.5

Dry Mass

240

Launch Mass

240

Shape

Box + 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

0.8131

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

XPNAV-1

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

DFHS

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

XPNAV

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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