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CAMST’s amateur radio payload CAS-6 piggybacked on a technology test satellite TIANQIN-1 launched at 03:21 UTC on December 20, 2019 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of China using a CZ-4B launch vehicle.

Update December 20: Alan BA1DU reported: “Today CAS-6 has been successfully launched, the satellite is currently in orbit testing, the amateur radio payload is expected to be operational in about three days.

Thank you for your interest.” The primary payload of this launch is China-Brazil Earth Resources

Satellite CBERS-4A.
Satellite Name: CAS-6/TIANQIN-1 Orbit: • Orbit type : SSO
 • Apogee : 629km • Inclination : 97.89˚
• Period : 97min Satellite Architecture: Micro-satellite • Mass: 35kg
 • Stabilization: three-axis stabilization system with its +Y surface facing the earth Amateur Radio Payload:
• Call sign: BJ1SO
• VHF Antenna: one 1/4λ monopole antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at +Z side
• UHF Antenna: one 1/4λ monopole antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at -Z side


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