| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Tiantuo 1 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | National University of Defense Technology |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Technology Development |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 456 |
| Apogee (km) | 459 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000219699743683632 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.3 |
| Period (minutes) | 93.7 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 9.3 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 10-05-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | National University of Defense Technology |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Taiyuan Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 4B |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-021B |
| NORAD Number | 38258 |
| Comments | Test new satellite sub-systems. There is also a receiver to detect AIS (Automatic Information System) data transmissions from shipping. |