Beihangkongshi 1 [Spacety]
Official name OBJECT M
Alternative name Tianyi-20 (Beihang kongshi 1)
Cospar ID 2020-079M
Norad ID 46838
Launch date 2020-11-06
Launch site TSC
Launch vehicle CZ-6
Country/Organization China
Type application Technology, X-ray astronomy
Operator Spacety Aerospace Co.
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date 2023-12-05
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 10
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 1
Contractors Spacety Aerospace Co.
Propulsion NPT30-I2 thruster
Configuration CubeSat (12U)
Power 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

Beihangkongshi 1 is a commercial research nanosatellite developed by Spacety Aerospace Co. to test differen technologies in space.

The satellite was built by Spacety to the 12U CubeSat form factor. This advanced satellite platform has strong capabilities to support a number of different payloads of high-power consumption and long duty cycle with a patented thermal radiator and an advanced power subsystem.

The satellite is designed to demonstrate key technologies for multi-beam and multi-channel Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast to provide continuous global aircraft tracking, communication and intervention for future air traffic control systems

Also a THz '6G' experimental communications payload is on board.

The satellite also carried the 2nd of a new type of high-sensitivity X-ray polarization detector to carry out a new astronomical observation test, called GRID.

It also features the world?s first satellite propelled by an iodine electric thruster, the NPT30-I2 electric propulsion system, developed by ThrustMe. This space mission is the collaboration between Spacety Luxembourg and ThrustMe to demonstrate and validate the world first iodine propulsion system in space. The flight mission has been supported by the European Space Agency.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
OBJECT M 2020-079M 2020-11-06 TSC CZ-6 with ÑuSat 9, ..., 18, Tianyan 05, BY 3