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Launched 2025-05-21 04:05 UTCLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
112th
orbital launch attempt in 2025
CAS Space
1st
launch this year
Launch Area 130
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
145 d 3 h
since the pad's previous launch
Carried 6 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit, including commercial Earth observation satellites Taijing-3-04 & Taijing-4-02A:
* Taijing-3-04 * Taijing-4-02A * Xingrui-11 * Xiguang-1 02 * Xingjiyuan-1 * Cube-108 001
CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.
Launches
17
Successful
16
94%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
30m
Diameter
2.6m
To low Earth orbit
2,000kg
Liftoff thrust
1,961kN
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