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Tiantuo

Technology satellite for the National University of Defense Technology; carried an payloads such as an imager, an atomic oxygen sensor, and an AIS (maritime tracking) receiver.

Status: Operational 2012. First Launch: 2012-05-10. Last Launch: 2014-09-08. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Apogee: 472 km (293 mi).

Family: Surveillance, Technology. Country: China. Launch Vehicles: Chang Zheng 4B.

2012 May 10 - . 07:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Taiyuan. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 4B.

Tiantuo 1 - . Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tiantuo. Decay Date: 2014-11-03 . USAF Sat Cat: 38258 . COSPAR: 2012-021B. Apogee: 472 km (293 mi). Perigee: 466 km (289 mi). Inclination: 97.20 deg. Period: 94.00 min. Technology satellite for the National University of Defense Technology; carried an imager, an atomic oxygen sensor, and an AIS (maritime tracking) receiver..

2014 September 8 - . 03:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Taiyuan. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 4B.

Tiantuo 2 - . Mass: 67 kg (147 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Tiantuo. USAF Sat Cat: 40144 . COSPAR: 2014-053B. Apogee: 485 km (301 mi). Perigee: 469 km (291 mi). Inclination: 97.39 deg. Period: 94.15 min. Satellites built by the National University for Defense Technology; this one carried video imaging experiments..

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