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 2024-11-16
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, Naxing 2, ZJ 1, KJSY 1, XC 1, XC 2, XC 3, XC 4