Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01, ÑuSat-7/8 & Apocalypse 5

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:53:00

Wednesday January 15, 2020

Mission Details

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Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01

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Jilin 1 satellites are a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites for high-definition video within the Jilin-1 constellation designed and owned by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. The Jilin-1 Gaofen-01 or Jilin-1 Wideband-01 satellite features a high-resolution and wide-field-of-view telephoto range imager. The push-broom imager with a multi-spectral resolution better than 4 m and a swath width greater than 136 km features high-speed storage and high-speed digital transmission systems.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Apocalypse 5

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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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

8 kilograms

ÑuSat-7 & 8

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The Argentinian ÑuSat earth observation satellites form the Aleph-1 constellation developed and operated by Satellogic S.A. The satellites in the constellation are identical 40 cm × 43 cm × 75 cm spacecraft of 37 kg mass. The satellites are equipped with an imaging system operating in visible light and infrared. The constellation will allow for commercially available real-time Earth imaging and video with a ground resolution of 1 m.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

2 Payloads

37 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Long March 2D

Active Since 1992

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$29.75 million

Rocket

Height: 40.77m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,500 kg

GTO: 1,200 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 7.82m

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 2D


45th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2020

2020


3rd

Orbital launch attempt