China’s desktop printer size microsatellite launched!

Q.  The environment space laboratory in China has launched a micro satellite Banxing-2. What does Banxing-2 stand for in Chinese?
- Published on 26 Oct 16

a. Big satellite
b. Small satellite
c. Medium satellite
d. Companion satellite

ANSWER: Companion satellite
 
China’s desktop printer size microsatellite launched!Tiangong-2 an experimental space laboratory of China on 23rd October 2016 launched the micro-satellite Banxing-2 which means Companion Satellite.
  • The micro-satellite is the size of a printer for PCs
  • Currently, the Tainggong-2 is orbiting the earth with two astronauts on board
  • With a weight of 47 kilograms, the micro satellite has numerous visible light cameras including 25 megapixel cameras and wide-angle imagers
  • The mission is to take photographs of Tiangong-2 and Shenzhou 11 spacecraft docked with the lab on 19th October 2016
  • The satellite has been named the Selfie Stick
  • It has an infrared camera that is temperature sensitive
  • With three solar panels, the satellite can generate enough power to adjust its orbit to shoot photos of the lab and spacecraft
  • The Shenzhou-11 spacecraft carried two astronauts into space on 17th October 2016

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