Official name KAITUO 1A
Alternative name Kaituo-1
Cospar ID 2015-049F
Norad ID 40904
Launch date 2015-09-19
Launch site TSC
Launch vehicle CZ-6
Country/Organization China
Type application Technology
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 93.08
Inclination (deg) 97.48
Perigee (km) 422
Apogee (km) 429
Eccentricity 0.0082256169212691
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.4705629565965
Semi-Major axis (km) 6803.635
Raan (deg) 177.417
Arg of perigee (deg) 1.3323
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 130
Height (m) 1
Width (m) 1
Depth (m) 1
Span (m^2) 1
Contractors Shenzhen DFH Satellite Co.
Power Deployable solar array, solar cells, batteries

XY 2 (Xinyan-2 or NewTech-2) is a Chinese microsatellite to text new technologies in space.

XY 2 is a test bed for a electric propulsion system. It was launched in a cluster of 20 satellites on the maiden flight of the CZ-6 rocket.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
KAITUO 1A 2015-049F 2015-09-19 TSC CZ-6 with ZDPS 2A, ZDPS 2B, TT 3, XW 2A, XW 2B, XW 2C, XW 2D, XW 2E, XW 2F, DCBB, LilacSat 2, NUDT-PhoneSat, NS 2, ZJ 1, KJSY 1, XC 1, XC 2, XC 3, XC 4