| Spacecraft name | Kaidun 1 (Caton 1) | 
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat | 
| Units or mass | 2U | 
| Status | Was operational until 2018-06-XX? (Last CX8AF report 2018-05-28) | 
| Launched | 2017-01-09 | 
| NORAD ID | 41915 | 
| Deployer | Unknown | 
| Launcher | Kuaizhou-1A | 
| Organisation | Beijing Kaidun Universal Technology | 
| Institution | Company | 
| Entity | Commercial | 
| Headquarters | China | 
| Launch brokerer | Unknown | 
| Partners | Beijing MSI Technology Development Co, Nanjing University of Technology | 
| Oneliner | 
                       Test a VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) for communications via the Inmarsat satellite system.  | 
                  
| Sources | [1] | 
| Photo sources | [1] | 
| Keywords | Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat | 
| On the same launch | 
Last modified: 2024-05-28
