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HEAD/Tianqi

Kuaizhou-1A launch from Taiyuan (China) on December 7, 2019, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 7, 2019 · 08:52 UTCLaunch 2019-087Launch no. 5,909 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuan
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyCASIC ExPaceChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 7, 2019, 08:52
Launch designation
2019-087
Flight name
HEAD/Tianqi
Vehicle flight ID
Y12

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
495 km
Initial apogee
511 km
Inclination
97.3°
Payload mass to orbit
0.126 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
HEAD-2A2019-087ANORAD 44838Beijing HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd.Communications45 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 1, 2023
HEAD-2B2019-087BNORAD 44839Beijing HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd.Communications45 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 16, 2024
Tianyi-162019-087CNORAD 44840Changsha Research Inst. Space Instrument Tech. Co. Ltd.Optical imaging10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 28, 2024
Tianyi-172019-087DNORAD 44841Changsha Research Inst. Space Instrument Tech. Co. Ltd.Optical imaging10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 31, 2022
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-042019-087ENORAD 44842Guodian HiTech Technology Co Ltd.Communications8 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 31, 2024
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-052019-087FNORAD 44843Guodian HiTech Technology Co Ltd.Communications8 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 2, 2024

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