Official name ZHOU ENLAI
Alternative name Zhou enlai
Cospar ID 2018-008B
Norad ID 43156
Launch date 2018-01-19
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-11
Country/Organization China
Type application Technology, education
Operator Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base, Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of Activity in Huaian
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2024-07-16
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 2
Height (m) 0.2
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.2
Contractors Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base, Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of Activity in Huaian
Equipment HD camera
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (2U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

HA 1 (Huai'An 1) or Zhou Enlai is an educational 2U CubeSat built by the Huai'an Youth Comprehensive Development Base, Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of Activity in Huaian in east China's Jiangsu Province involving primary and middle school students.

The 2 kg satellite will be put into a sun-synchronous orbit. It is equipped with a HD optical camera to acquire space photos for scientific education purpose. It also has a drag brake experiment on board.

It will be mainly used for teenagers in Huaian to carry out activities related with amateur radio and aerospace science education. The cubesat is equipped with amateur radio repeater and SSTV (Slow Scan Television) component, which is to validate still image transmission in narrowband voice channel. There is an SSTV beacon, which put Date/Time/Location information/temperature etc on a SSTV picture. Amateurs worldwide can also use HA-1 to test SSTV via the cubesat.

Zhou Enlai was launched on the third CZ-11 flight in early 2018.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ZHOU ENLAI 2018-008B 2018-01-19 JSC CZ-11 with Jilin-1 Shipin-07, Jilin-1 Shipin-08, TY 2, TY 6, KIPP