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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
04:06:01
Wednesday June 5, 2019
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First sea launch of Long March 11. China becomes the third country to launch rockets from the ocean, after Italy (Scout) and Russia/USSR (Zenit, Shtil, and Volna).
Tianxiang 1 and 2, also called Zhongdian Wangtong 1A and 1B, is a pair of small Chinese satellites built by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETGC) for testing of small satellite Ka-band communication interlinks. Additionally, they carry also a space-based router, a multispectral camera, and ADS-B.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
2 Payloads
Jilin is a Chinese constellation of remote-sensing satellites.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
42 kilograms
Bufeng 1A and 1B are a pair of small Chinese satellites built by CAST for testing the measurement of surface sea wind velocity fields via small satellite formation flying. The Bufeng satellites measure the velocity of the wind by measuring the signals of navigation satellites reflected on the ocean's surface (GNSS-R).
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
2 Payloads
Tianqi (also transcribed Tiange) is a series of small Chinese experimental LEO comsats by Guodian Gaoke for IoT communications, which are also carrying a camera for educational purposes. Guodian Gaoke plans to operate an IoT constellation operation. The "Apocalypse Constellation" provides users with much-needed data collection and transmission services for terrestrial network coverage blind areas, which are widely used in marine, environmental protection, meteorological, forestry, geological, emergency, rescue, and smart city industries to enhance China's global data network coverage and application capabilities are of strategic importance.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
8 kilograms
Xiaoxiang 1-04 (TY 1-04) is a small satellite developed by SpaceTY. The satellite is built to the 6U CubeSat form factor for an earth imaging mission with a resolution of 5 m and an image swath of 80 km.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
8 kilograms
Agency
CASCPrice
$5.30 million
Rocket
Height: 20.8m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 700 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,176 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2m
Height: 5m
Stages
4
China Coastal Waters
7th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2019
36th
Orbital launch attempt