2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 2017
  4. 2017-012
// orbital launch

Tiankun-1

KT-2 launch from Jiuquan (China) on March 2, 2017, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 2, 2017 · 23:53 UTCLaunch 2017-012Launch no. 5,625 in the log
RocketKT-2
SpaceportJiuquan
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyCASIC 4th AcadChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 2, 2017, 23:53
Launch designation
2017-012
Mission
Tiankun-1
Vehicle flight ID
Y1

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
384 km
Initial apogee
406 km
Inclination
96.9°
Payload mass to orbit
0.300 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tiankun-12017-012ANORAD 42061China Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Tech Academy (CASTechnology300 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 7, 2023

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