Kuaizhou 1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:37:00

Wednesday September 25, 2013

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

First flight of Kuaizhou 1.

Kuaizhou 1

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Kuaizhou 1 is reportedly a satellite for natural disaster monitoring. It will be used to monitor natural disasters and provide disaster-relief information for its user, the National Remote Sensing Center of China, a public institution under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Likely the satellite is integrated with the upper stage of the launch vehicle, which is consistent with only one object detected in orbit. It demonstrated the capability for orbital manoeuvres by raising the initial orbit was 275 km × 293 km × 96.7° on 27 September to 299 km × 306 km. It made reboosts about every two weeks. Kuaizhou 1 last maneuvered on 10 July 2015. On 1 September 2015, the satellite reentered the earth's atmosphere.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Retired
Kuaizhou 1

Active 2013 to 2014

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation logo

Manufacturer

CASIC

Rocket

Height: 13.6m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 100 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

500 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1m

Height: 3.1m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 95B

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

422 days 2 hours

Stats

Kuaizhou 1


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2013

2013


55th

Orbital launch attempt