XJY-7, Haisi-1 & Others

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:37:38

Tuesday December 22, 2020

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Launch Notes

First flight of Long March 8.

XJY-7

Wiki

XJY-7 is an Earth observation satellite with a SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar). It is likely to be part of a technical trial to create a two-satellite SAR observation network, one in GEO, and the other in LEO.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

3,000 kilograms

Yuanguang

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Yuanguang is a 12U CubeSat built by Tianyi Research (Spacety) carrying payloads for two customers. The payloads are a space tribology payload for the Hubei University of Technology and a GNSS-RO meteorology payload for Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Tech Co.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

20 kilograms

Haisi-1

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The Haisi-1 satellite is jointly developed by the 38 Institute of China Electricity Science and Technology (CECT) and the Institute of Astronomical Research (IARI), which started its development work in June 2019. Haisi-1 is the first test satellite of a 200-kg class, 1-meter resolution, C-band SAR remote sensing satellite based on active phased array antenna, which is the first of its kind in China, aimed at the needs of industry, academia, and research in marine scientific research and remote sensing applications, and exploring new modes of commercial spaceflight.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

200 kilograms

Apocalypse 8

Wiki

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

50 kilograms

Zhixing-1A

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Zhixing-1A is a 6U remote sensing satellite equipped with the micro-nano momentum wheel and wheel control chip components independently developed by the Beijing Institute of Technology, and the satellite data will serve remote sensing application markets such as China and Ethiopia. The satellite is jointly named by the Beijing Shenfei Academy of Space Application Technology and Beijing Aerospace Cloud Education Technology Co.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

8 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Long March 8

Active Since 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$27.00 million

Rocket

Height: 50m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 7,600 kg

GTO: 2,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,752 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4m

Height: 12.1m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

LC-201

Wenchang Space Launch Site, China

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 6 hours

Stats

Long March 8


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2020

2020


112th

Orbital launch attempt