NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2016-066A
XPNAV-1 is the world’s first dedicated Pulsar Navigation Test Satellite, aiming to prove technologies that are needed to take navigation and timing to a stellar level. Pulsar Navigation makes use of the ultra-regular X-ray emissions from pulsars for spacecraft navigation which provides great promise for future deep space navigation.
Launch Date: 2016-11-09
Launch Vehicle: Long March 11
Launch Site: Jiuquan, Peoples Republic of China
Mass: 240 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office