🚀Launchpad

Payload / Mission

Xiaoxiang-1, XPNAV-1 & 3 others.

Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

XPNAV-1 (X-Ray Pulsar Navigation) is the first ever satellite to test the technology of spacecraft navigation by using signals from X-ray pulsars. It is launched along with the Xiaoxiang 1 cubsat and several other small satellites.