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HTSTL-1

KT-1 launch from Taiyuan (China) on September 15, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

September 15, 2002 · 10:30 UTCLaunch 2002-F01Launch no. 4,554 in the log
RocketKT-1
SpaceportTaiyuan
OutcomeFailurestage 2 failure
Launch agencyPLA SACChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 15, 2002, 10:30
Launch designation
2002-F01
Mission
HTSTL-1
Flight name
PS-1
Vehicle flight ID
001201Y

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-5,000 km
Initial apogee
200 km
Inclination
91.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.036 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S2

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hangtian Tsinghua 1-012002-F01China Aerospace Corp———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.