Tiankun-1

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

This is the maiden launch of Kaitouzhe-2 rocket. Tiankun-1 is a new technology test satellite developed and built by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and it will be launched into a Sun-synchronous orbit.

Kaituozhe

Family:
Configuration: 2

Specifications
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Kaituozhe
  • Family
  • Variant
    2
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Kaituozhe-2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

(CASIC)

Successes: 5 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

The China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) is a Chinese state-owned corporation that designs, develops and manufactures a range of spacecrafts, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment.

INFO WIKI

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)


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