NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Shijian-15, CX-3, Shiyan-7A & 7B

Launch Time
Fri Jul 19, 2013 23:37 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $64.68 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,993 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,500 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 46.97 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.8 m
Fairing Height: 11.74 m

Mission Details

Shijian-15

Chinese reconaissance satellite. It is reportedly carrying out observations of space debris.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Shiyan-7A & 7B

Shiyan 7 (SY 7, Experiment 7) or Tansuo 7 (TS 7) is an experimental Chinese satellite.

It has been reported, that SY 7 carries a robotic arm experiment. Around 19 October 2013, the main satellite deployed a subsatellite. Both satellites performed orbital manoeuvres, but remained in close proximity and multiple separations and dockings had been assumed in different orbits.

Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 204.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Chuangxin

CX-3 (Chuang in 3, Innovation 3) is a mini "store and forward" communications satellite developed by CAS (China Academy of Science), Shanghai Academy of Space Technology, and Shanghai Telecomm.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2013

39th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4C

10th mission
1st mission of 2013
10th successful mission