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Kuaizhou-1

Kuaizhou launch from Jiuquan (China) on September 25, 2013, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 25, 2013 · 04:37 UTCLaunch 2013-053Launch no. 5,321 in the log
RocketKuaizhou
SpaceportJiuquanpad LC43/95
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyPLA SACChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 25, 2013, 04:37
Launch designation
2013-053
Flight name
Kuaizhou-1
Vehicle flight ID
1

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
274 km
Initial apogee
293 km
Inclination
96.6°
Payload mass to orbit
0.500 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kuaizhou-12013-053ANORAD 39262State Remote Sensing CenterOptical imaging500 kgReentered attached to another object · Sep 1, 2015

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