NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Apocalypse 2, Qiancheng 1 & Xingshidai 5

Launch Time
Sat Aug 17, 2019 04:11 UTC

Maiden flight of Jielong 1.

Rocket

Jielong 1
Image Credit: CASC
Chinarocket
Status: Active
Price: $7.5 million
Liftoff Thrust: 500 kN
Payload to LEO: 250 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 19.5 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.2 m
Fairing Height: 3.0 m

Mission Details

Tianqi 2

Tianqi (also transcribed Tiange) is a series of small Chinese experimental LEO comsats by Guodian Gaoke for IoT (Internet of Things) communications, which are also carrying a camera for educational purposes.

Guodian Gaoke plans to operate an IoT constellation. 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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 8.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Qiancheng 1

Qiancheng is a small Chinese satellite for earth observation and narrow-band communications owned by Qiansheng Exploration Tech Co.

The satellite carries an imaging payload with a resolution of better than two meters.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 65.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Xingshidai 5

Xingshidai 5 is a small Chinese Earth observation satellite owned by Guoxing Aerospace Technology of Chengdu.

The 10 kg satellite was built by MinoSpace Technology of Beijing using their MN10 satellite bus.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 10.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2019

57th orbital launch attempt

Jielong 1

1st mission
1st mission of 2019
1st successful mission