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Kuaizhou-2

Kuaizhou launch from Jiuquan (China) on November 21, 2014, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 21, 2014 · 06:37 UTCLaunch 2014-073Launch no. 5,422 in the log
RocketKuaizhou
SpaceportJiuquanpad LC43/95
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyPLA SACChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 21, 2014, 06:37
Launch designation
2014-073
Flight name
Kuaizhou-2
Vehicle flight ID
2

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
288 km
Initial apogee
301 km
Inclination
96.5°
Payload mass to orbit
0.460 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kuaizhou-22014-073ANORAD 40311State Remote Sensing CenterOptical imaging460 kgReentered attached to another object · Oct 9, 2016

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