ExPaceKuaizhou 1AMobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Haishao-1
Launched
December 4, 2024 · 04:46 UTC
Image: CASIC
Summary
Haishao-1 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 4, 2024 at 04:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:36 to 05:21 UTC. It was ExPace's 28th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,821st orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Haishao-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 363 × 519 km orbit inclined 43.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 28th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 4th this yearExPace's 28th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,821st orbital launch attempt232nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Haishao-1 · NORAD 62190 · 2024-228 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HAISHAO 1
- Object ID
- 2024-228A
- Epoch
- 2024-12-04 17:06:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.44181174 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0114759
- Inclination
- 42.9926°
- Ascending node
- 100.8867°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.022°
- Mean anomaly
- 36.1985°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0023869
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Haishao-1 · NORAD 62190 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y32 Stage 4 · re-entered December 5, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellite from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to observe dynamics properties of oceans.
Pad
Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7th launch from Mobile Launcher Pad, 2nd this year · 216th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 4, 12:46 PM GMT+8, in daylight
8 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
74 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/29/2024 · source
Questions
When did Haishao-1 launch?
Haishao-1 launched on December 4, 2024 at 04:46 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:36 to 05:21 UTC.
Where can I watch Haishao-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Haishao-1?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Haishao-1 launch from?
Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 4, 12:46 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Haishao-1 reach?
Haishao-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 363 × 519 km orbit inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Haishao-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).