Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | XW-1 (Hope Oscar 68, HO-68, Xi Wang 1, Hope-1, CAS-1) |
Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
Operator/Owner | DFH Satellite/AMSAT-China |
Users | Civil |
Purpose | Communications |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
Perigee (km) | 1193 |
Apogee (km) | 1205 |
Eccentricity | 0.000792707094728498 |
Inclination (degrees) | 100.3 |
Period (minutes) | 109.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 60 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | |
Power (watts) | |
Date of Launch | 15-12-2009 |
Expected Lifetime | |
Contractor | DFH Satellite |
Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
Launch Site | Taiyuan Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle | Long March 4C |
COSPAR Number | 2009-072B |
NORAD Number | 36122 |
Comments | China´s first amateur satellite. |