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Long March-11 launches five Zhuhai-1 satellites (长征十一号 / 珠海一号)

A Long March-11 carrier rocket launched five Zhuhai-1 remote sensing satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 26 April 2018, at 04:42 UTC (12:42 local time). Zhuhai-1 is a commer...

China launches five satellites by Long March-11 carrier rocket

China on Thursday successfully launched a Long March-11 rocket carrying five Zhuhai-1 satellites into orbit, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert. Subscribe to us ...

Zhuhai-1-02

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Low Earth Orbit Launch Area 95A Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Multiple satellite mission consisting of five Earth-imaging satellites, which comprise the second group of commercial imaging satellites for Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Ltd.

Long March 11

Family:
Configuration:

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    4
  • Length
    20.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    58.0 T
  • Thrust
    1177.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Long March 11
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Long March 11
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    500.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Successes: 572 Failures: 15 Pending: 10

Agency Type:

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

INFO WIKI

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launch Area 95A


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