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MS-1?

KT-1 launch from Taiyuan (China) on June 9, 2005, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

June 9, 2005Launch 2005-F04Launch no. 4,714 in the log
RocketKT-1
SpaceportTaiyuan
OutcomeFailureunconfirmed failure
Launch agencyPLA SACChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 9, 2005
Launch designation
2005-F04
Mission
MS-1?
Vehicle flight ID
UNCONFIRMED

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-5,000 km
Initial apogee
10 km
Inclination
91.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.050 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · UX

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
KT-1 satellite?2005-F04China 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.