DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

01:03:31

Friday December 27, 2024

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

3rd stage loss of attitude control 3 seconds after ignition due to damage of the power supply wire to the 3rd stage motor Thrust Vector Control (TVC) mechanism during installation, then subsequent breaking due to vibration while in powered flight.

DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites

Launched 11 satellites including AZSPACE's DEAR-3 prototype recoverable science experiment spacecraft and the French CASAA-Sat cubesat from the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

11 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Kinetica 1

Active Since 2022


Rocket

Height: 31m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,000 kg

GTO: 1,500 kg

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Stages

4

Launch Site

Site 130

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

45 days 21 hours

Stats

Kinetica 1


6th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2024

2024


255th

Orbital launch attempt