Mission record
Long March 11 | Xiaoxiang-1, XPNAV-1 & 3 others.
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
China
Date
Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:42:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5597 ever
Mission
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.
Deployed payloads · 1