Kuaizhou 1A

Status

Success

Xingyun-2 01 (Wuhan) & 02

Launch Time
Tue May 12, 2020 01:16 UTC

The launch was dedicated to Chinese caregivers who fought the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The rocket was decorated for the occasion.

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Rocket

Kuaizhou 1A

Image Credit: CASIC

ExPace

Status: Active

Price: $5.8 million

Liftoff Thrust: 537 kN

Payload to LEO: 300 kg

Payload to GTO: 0 kg

Stages: 4

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 19.8 m

Fairing Diameter: 1.4 m

Fairing Height: 3.4 m

Details

Mission Details

Xingyun-2 01 (Wuhan) & 02

Planned test satellites for a Chinese LEO constellation for Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications operated by Xingyun Satellite Co., a subsidiary of CASIC with commercial investors.
It was announced that Xingyun-2 01 would be called "Wuhan", in honour of the city of Wuhan's role as the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

Payloads: 2

Total Mass: 93.0 kg

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Location

Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2020

31st orbital launch attempt

9th mission

2nd mission of 2020

9th successful mission