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CAS SpaceKinetica 1Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites
Launched
December 27, 2024 · 01:03 UTC
Summary
DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites launched on a CAS Space Kinetica 1 from Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 27, 2024 at 01:03 UTC. The mission failed: 3rd stage loss of attitude control 3 seconds after ignition due to damage of the power supply wire to the 3rd stage motor Thrust Vector Control (TVC) mechanism during installation, then subsequent breaking due to vibration while in powered flight. The launch window ran from 00:53 to 01:16 UTC. It was CAS Space's 6th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,845th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Kinetica 1 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Result
- 3rd stage loss of attitude control 3 seconds after ignition due to damage of the power supply wire to the 3rd stage motor Thrust Vector Control (TVC) mechanism during installation, then subsequent breaking due to vibration while in powered flight.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kinetica 1 · CAS Space
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Kinetica 1 flight · 4th this yearCAS Space's 6th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,845th orbital launch attempt256th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Launched 11 satellites including AZSPACE's DEAR-3 prototype recoverable science experiment spacecraft and the French CASAA-Sat cubesat from the Marseille Astrophysics Laboratory.
Pad
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
6th launch from Launch Area 130, 4th this year · 239th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 27, 9:03 AM GMT+8, in daylight
16 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch failure confirmed.
Questions
When did DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites launch?
DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites launched on December 27, 2024 at 01:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:53 to 01:16 UTC.
Why did DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites fail?
3rd stage loss of attitude control 3 seconds after ignition due to damage of the power supply wire to the 3rd stage motor Thrust Vector Control (TVC) mechanism during installation, then subsequent breaking due to vibration while in powered flight.
Where can I watch DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites?
Kinetica 1, flown by CAS Space. Kinetica 1 spec sheet
Where did DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites launch from?
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 27, 9:03 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was DEAR-3 & 10 other satellites going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a technology mission.