Shiyan-4 & Chuangxin-1 03

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

00:15:00

Sunday November 20, 2011

Mission Details

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Chuangxin-1 03

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CX-1 (Chuang Xin 1, Innovation 1) is a mini "store and forward" communications satellite developed by CAS (China Academy of Science), Shanghai Academy of Space Technology, and Shanghai Telecomm. Third satellite in a series of 4.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

88 kilograms

Shiyan-4

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The Shiyan (SY, Experiment) or Tansuo (TS), series of experimental satellites is a Chinese digital imaging system capable of stereo Earth-terrain mapping.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

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

Site 9401 (SLS-2)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

10 days 18 hours

Stats

Long March 2D


15th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2011

2011


71st

Orbital launch attempt