Satellite description

LING QIAO, 40136 is a payload satellite owned by Tsinghua (CN) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 04 Sep 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

Satellite metadata

Identifier

40136, 2014-051A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Tsinghua University (CN)

Manufacturer

Tsinghua

Mission

Operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

LQ, Unknown motor

Mass

135 kg wet, 135 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-09-04 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)