Lixing 1 [CAS]
Official name LX-1
Alternative name Lixing 1
Cospar ID 2016-051C
Norad ID 41733
Launch date 2016-08-15
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2D (2)
Country/Organization China
Type application Science
Operator Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date 2016-08-19
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 100
Height (m) 1.7
Width (m) 0.3
Depth (m) 0.3
Span (m^2) 2
Contractors CAS (prime)
Propulsion ?
Power 2 fixed solar arrays, batteries

Lixing 1 is a Chinese satellite to conduct research of the rarified upper atmosphere, which was developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Lixing 1 was shown on the launch animation as an object of elongated cylinder shape. It likely features some kind of propulsion to lower the orbit and to maintain the low orbit.

Lixing 1 was launched on 15 August 2016 on a CZ-2D (2) rocket with QSS. It lowered its orbit to 124 km × 140 km, 97.4°, the lowest orbit of an active spacecraft ever.

The satellite reentered on 19 August 2016.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
LX-1 2016-051C 2016-08-15 JSC CZ-2D (2) with QSS, 3Cat 2