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Launched 2024-01-23 04:03 UTCLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
16th
orbital launch attempt in 2024
CAS Space
1st
launch this year
Launch Area 130
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
229 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Carries 5 Earth and spatial observation satellites manufactured by MINOSPACE; details TBD:
* Taijing-1-03 * Taijing-2-02 * Taijing-2-04 * Taijing-3-02 * Taijing-4-03
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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Updated launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Confirmed launch vehicle identity and date per launch service provider.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
30m
Diameter
2.6m
To low Earth orbit
2,000kg
Liftoff thrust
1,961kN
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