ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4
Launched
September 6, 2022
Image: CASIC
Summary
CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 6, 2022. It was ExPace's 16th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,294th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Weili Kongjian 1-S3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 700 × 712 km orbit inclined 53.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 3rd this yearExPace's 16th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,294th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Weili Kongjian 1-S3 · NORAD 53757 · 2022-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-108A
- Epoch
- 2022-09-06 07:11:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.58198434 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008489
- Inclination
- 53.5314°
- Ascending node
- 345.8304°
- Arg. of perigee
- 278.9027°
- Mean anomaly
- 155.0155°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 1-S3 · NORAD 53757 · in orbit
- Weili Kongjian 1-S4 · NORAD 53758 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y16 Stage 4 · re-entered November 5, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
CentiSpace-1 S3 and S4 are Chinese commercial small satellites by Beijing-based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation signals services from LEO. They are precursors to a planned 160 satellites constellation.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
33rd launch from Launch Area 95A, 5th this year · 173rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/1/2022 · source
Questions
When did CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4 launch?
CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4 launched on September 6, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4 reach?
Weili Kongjian 1-S3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 700 × 712 km orbit inclined 53.5°.
How many satellites did CentiSpace-1 S3 & S4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).