Official name NAXING 1
Alternative name Naxing 1
Cospar ID 2004-012B
Norad ID 28221
Launch date 2004-04-18
Launch site XSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2C (2)
Country/Organization China
Type application Technology
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 96.05
Inclination (deg) 98.03
Perigee (km) 562
Apogee (km) 576
Eccentricity 0.0123022847100176
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.9921915668922
Semi-Major axis (km) 6947.135
Raan (deg) 120.8899
Arg of perigee (deg) 97.303
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 25
Height (m) 0.2
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.2
Contractors CAST
Power Solar cells, batteries

NS-1 (Nano Satellite 1) on Naxing 1, a 55 lb spacecraft is China's first nano- or micro-satellite, indicating progress in smaller lightweight space systems. Its development by Qinghua University and Aerospace Qinghua Technologies Co. Ltd. is being used as an educational asset to teach future Chinese space engineers. It carries a range of technology demonstration experiments the Chinese declined to identify.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
NAXING 1 2004-012B 2004-04-18 XSC CZ-2C (2) with Shiyan 1