Jilin-1 & Others

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:06:01

Wednesday June 5, 2019

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Launch Notes

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 & 2

Wiki

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-1 High Resolution 03A

Wiki

Jilin is a Chinese constellation of remote-sensing satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

42 kilograms

Bufeng 1A & 1B

Wiki

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 3

Wiki

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

Wiki

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

Rocket

Active
Long March 11H

Active Since 2019

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$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

Launch Site

Tai Rui Barge (Area 1)

China Coastal Waters

Stats

Long March 11


7th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2019

2019


36th

Orbital launch attempt