ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jilin-1-02F
Launched
October 27, 2021
Image: CASIC
Summary
Jilin-1-02F launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 27, 2021. It was ExPace's 13th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,142nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 554 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 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
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 12th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 2nd this yearExPace's 13th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,142nd orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F · NORAD 49338 · 2021-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-097A
- Epoch
- 2021-10-27 12:35:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.0884191 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010251
- Inclination
- 97.5372°
- Ascending node
- 45.9667°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.2168°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.245°
- 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
- Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F · NORAD 49338 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y5 Stage 4 · re-entered October 30, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
25th launch from Launch Area 95A, 4th this year · 150th 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
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
New launch date/time per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/27/2021 · source
Apparently launch has been scrubbed, awaiting more info.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/25/2021 · source
New launch date per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/23/2021 · source
Launch slip.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/21/2021 · source
New launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/19/2021 · source
Launch time updated via NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/16/2021 · source
Next two planned KZ-1A launches planned in September.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/21/2021
Questions
When did Jilin-1-02F launch?
Jilin-1-02F launched on October 27, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Jilin-1-02F?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-1A launches Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Jilin-1-02F?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Jilin-1-02F launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Jilin-1-02F reach?
Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 554 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Jilin-1-02F launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).