[1] Prior to deployment, the satellite was mounted on top of the Shenzhou 7 orbital module.

[2] Weighing some 40 kilograms, and containing two cameras and communication equipment, it was maneuvered using an ammonia gas-based propulsion system.

[4] A few hours after Banxing was launched it and the Shenzhou 7 orbital module passed unusually close to the International Space Station.

This provoked some speculation that the experiment was intended to test military anti-satellite interception technology.

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