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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
00:15:00
Sunday November 20, 2011
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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
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
Agency
CASCPrice
$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
15th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2011
71st
Orbital launch attempt