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ExPaceKuaizhou 1AMobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Jilin-1-02B

Launched

December 7, 2019

Launch Successful

Image: CASIC

Summary

Jilin-1-02B launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Mobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 7, 2019. It was ExPace's 6th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,911th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 765 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Vehicle
Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
6th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 4th this yearExPace's 6th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,911th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

97.5°Inclination
193 × 765 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
45.9°Ascending node
2505 d agoElement epoch2019-12-07 04:22 UTC · stale

Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B · NORAD 44836 · 2019-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2019-086A
Epoch
2019-12-07 04:22:04 UTC
Mean motion
15.31287612 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0417207
Inclination
97.5234°
Ascending node
45.9359°
Arg. of perigee
158.5204°
Mean anomaly
293.3152°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
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

  • Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B · NORAD 44836 · in orbit

KZ-1A Y2 Stage 4 · re-entered March 4, 2020

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.

Pad

Map of Mobile Launcher Pad

Mobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

1st launch from Mobile Launcher Pad, 1st this year · 80th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

2 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Jilin-1-02B launch?

Jilin-1-02B launched on December 7, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Jilin-1-02B?

Coverage: Two Kuaizhou-1A launches in one day. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Jilin-1-02B?

Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet

Where did Jilin-1-02B launch from?

Mobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did Jilin-1-02B reach?

Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 765 km orbit inclined 97.5°.

How many satellites did Jilin-1-02B launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).