Satellite description

CHANG'E 5-T1, 40283 was a payload satellite owned by CNSA (CN) that was launched on Thu, 23 Oct 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

40283, 2014-065A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

Unknown

Origin

CNSA (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Decayed Civil Planetary

Bus & Motor

DFH-3, FY-25

Mass

2,480 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-10-23 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3C

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 18 m

Radar Cross Section

12.638 m²