NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Tiankun-1

Launch Time
Thu Mar 02, 2017 23:53 UTC

First flight of Kaituozhe 2.

Rocket

Kaituozhe 2
CASIC
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 500 kN
Payload to LEO: 350 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 16.8 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.4 m
Fairing Height: 4.5 m

Mission Details

Tiankun-1

Tiankun-1 is a Chinese satellite developed by CASIC, which is a technology demonstration mission to test out their new small satellite bus.

The satellite is to test the new bus and remote sensing and telecommunications technologies in space.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 50.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2017

13th orbital launch attempt

Kaituozhe-2

1st mission
1st mission of 2017
1st successful mission