CHUANGXIN 16A (CX-16A) (53586)

COSPAR: 2022-102A | Alt Name: Chuangxin-16A

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 23, 2022

Launch Site

XICLF

Launch Pad

LC4

Launch Vehicle

Kuaizhou-1A

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

53586

International Designator

2022-102A

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:43:03 GMT

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Inclination

29.00°

Right Ascension

112.13°

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Argument of Perigee

357.80°

Period

95.62 min

Mean Motion

15.06 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

CHUANGXIN 16A (CX-16A)

Alternative Name

Chuangxin-16A

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

IMICAS

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 53586U 22102A   26200.86323955  .00001051  00000+0  59765-4 0  9997

2 53586  28.9951 112.1255 0004814 357.8031   2.2547 15.06018202214455

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Summary

The Chuangxin 16A (CX-16A), also known as Alt_Name Chuangxin-16A, is a satellite launched on August 23, 2022, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center's LC4 launch pad using the Kuaizhou-1A launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of approximately 1 meter in length and 0.5 meters in diameter with a span of 2 meters. It weighs around 100 kilograms at dry mass and launch mass. Chuangxin 16A is owned by IMICAS, which also manufactured the satellite for an unspecified technology mission. The satellite features solar cells and batteries as its power source and has a shape described as box with a pan configuration.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

0.5

Span

Dry Mass

100

Launch Mass

100

Shape

Box+pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Chuangxin-16A

Purpose

Technology ?

Mission

Technology ?

Manufacturer

IMICAS

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

CX16

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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