Shiyan-6, Jiading-1 & Others

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:40:00

Monday November 19, 2018

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Shiyan-6

Wiki

Shiyan 6 (SY 6, Experiment 6) is an experimental Chinese satellite reportedly for studying the space environment.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

Jiading 1

Wiki

Jiading 1 or OKW 01 is a privately designed LEO (Low Earth orbit) communications satellite prototype for a planned constellation. The satellite was developed by Shanghai Ok Space Co Ltd, also known as Space OK, with the satellite described as China's first privately designed low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellite. Jiading-1 is based on the company's OKW-Sat-50 satellite platform with a total mass of 45 kg and is the first satellite for the planned Xiangyun constellation for Internet of Things connectivity.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

45 kilograms

Tianping 1A & 1B

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Tianping 1A and Tianping 1B are experimental Chinese satellites for ground equipment calibration purposes. The satellites are based on the Pina satellite platform. The TP-1A satellite provides a radar calibration target (?), and the TP-1B provides calibration services for responsive control equipment.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

2 Payloads

Tianzhi 1

Wiki

Tianzhi 1 is an experimental Chinese satellite developed jointly by a number of institutes under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) as a test satellite to be used to verify the key technologies of software-defined satellites. The satellite has a mass of 27 kg according to China News Service (Chinese), with payloads including a small cloud computing platform and a camera. Tianzhi-2 was expected to launch in the second half of 2019 but has been delayed.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

27 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


41st

Mission

6th

Mission of 2018

2018


96th

Orbital launch attempt