Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Kuaizhou 2
Kuaizhou 2 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 performed several orbital manoeuvres. Reportedly, it carries a different kind of imaging payload than Kuaizhou 1.
Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 95B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2014
75th orbital launch attempt
Kuaizhou 1
2nd mission
1st mission of 2014
2nd successful mission