Chuangxin-1 04 & Lingqiao

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

00:15:00

Thursday September 4, 2014

Mission Details

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Chuangxin-1 04

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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. Fourth and final satellite in a series of 4.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

88 kilograms

Lingqiao

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Ling Qiao (LQ) is an experimental low earth orbit satellite for multimedia communications, developed by Tsinghua University and Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Co.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

135 kilograms

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


21st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2014

2014


52nd

Orbital launch attempt