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Launched 2025-10-19 03:33 UTCLaunch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
240th
orbital launch attempt in 2025
CAS Space
3rd
launch this year
Launch Area 130
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
60 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
* PRSC-HS1 is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite for SUPARCO of Pakistan.
* AIRSAT-03/04 are 2 X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation satellite made by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with 0.5 meter resolution. AIRSAT-03 is built for TerraXpace of Malaysia.
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.
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Successful
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Upcoming
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Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adding 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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