ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Centispace-1-S1
Launched
September 29, 2018 · 04:13 UTC
Image: CASIC
Summary
CentiSpace-1-S1 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 29, 2018 at 04:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:05 to 04:36 UTC. It was ExPace's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,781st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Xiangrikui 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 704 × 715 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Kuaizhou 1A flight · 1st this yearExPace's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,781st orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xiangrikui 1 · NORAD 43636 · 2018-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-075A
- Epoch
- 2018-09-29 10:19:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.57108609 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007786
- Inclination
- 98.221°
- Ascending node
- 345.5581°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.3123°
- Mean anomaly
- 114.8176°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Xiangrikui 1 · NORAD 43636 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y8 Stage 4 · re-entered August 16, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
CentiSpace-1-S1 is an experimental satellite to test navigation and and positioning enhancement system being developed by Beijing Future Navigation Technology Co., Ltd.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
6th launch from Launch Area 95A, 3rd this year · 106th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 29, 12:13 PM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
155 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did CentiSpace-1-S1 launch?
CentiSpace-1-S1 launched on September 29, 2018 at 04:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:05 to 04:36 UTC.
Where can I watch CentiSpace-1-S1?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-1A launches CentiSpace-1 satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched CentiSpace-1-S1?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did CentiSpace-1-S1 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 29, 12:13 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did CentiSpace-1-S1 reach?
Xiangrikui 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 704 × 715 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did CentiSpace-1-S1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).