The brightest star in the night sky! WHHU's first student-developed micro-nano satellite successfully launched!

At 11:06 on February 27, 2022, with the successful departure of the Long March 8 remote 2 rocket from the Wenchang space launch site, the "Qixing No. 1" micro-nano-satellite, which is full of Luojia students' aerospace dreams, set off smoothly! According to the feedback from the satellite launch site, the satellite entered the scheduled orbit smoothly, and the satellite measurement and control signal was received at 14:11, the satellite is working normally, and will provide experimental and teaching data for the training of talents in the field of space information, and guide the direction for more aspiring youths to "enlighten" their aerospace dreams.

CZ-8 rocket

The successful launch of the "Qixing-1" micro-nano-satellite is led by Wuhan University Institute of Astronautics Science and Technology, in collaboration with Wuhan University School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mapping and Remote Sensing Information Engineering, Hubei Luojia Laboratory and other space information related units, with students of Wuhan University Department of Mapping and Remote Sensing as the main research subjects, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Ltd., Wuhan Luojia Yiyun Optoelectronics Co. It is the first visible hyperspectral and nocturnal multispectral multi-mode programmable micro-nano satellite in orbit in China and will be responsible for ground measurement and control and data reception by the remote sensing satellite ground station of Wuhan University in Jiangxia after the operational operation.

"Qixing-1 is the first satellite of the Qixing series constellation program, which consists of several remote sensing satellites. The successful launch of "Qixing" is a micro-nano satellite developed by students, which is an important initiative of Wuhan University in teaching remote sensing from theory to practice. The development of the satellite took two years, and more than fifty students participated in the design, development, and testing. The successful development of the satellite plays an important role in promoting the interdisciplinary intersection of remote sensing science and technology in Wuhan University and other units, and cultivating complex talents in the remote sensing field; meanwhile, it provides an open space teaching experiment platform for teachers and students of remote sensing-related majors at home and abroad.

Students and mentors discussing satellite options

Qixing-1 environmental test and sail launch test

Qixing-1 satellite desktop test

"Qixing-1" satellite out-of-school evaluation

This satellite has been obtained in the process of development of Beijing urban construction group co., LTD., aerospace science, and technology group 513, Hunan BeiTu technology co., LTD., Hunan to mechanical and electrical technology co., LTD., Yantai arrow photoelectric technology co., LTD, Suzhou relapsed Chang space technology co., LTD., Wuhan evening farce photoelectric co., LTD., Wu Hanzhuo mesh technology co., LTD., Beijing science and technology co., LTD., north ao, day Beijing Pioneering Aerospace Guidance and Control Technology Co., LTD., Beijing Mu Xingren Space Science and Technology Co., LTD., Beijing Tianlian Measurement, and Control Co., LTD., Great Wall Industry Group Co., LTD., Wenchang Satellite Launch Center and other units of solid support.