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Kuaizhou 1A | Chuangxin-16

Name: Kuaizhou 1A | Chuangxin-16
Start: 2022-08-23T02:36:00.000Z
Location: Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation · Kuaizhou 1A · Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 4th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,288th orbital launch attempt

August 23, 2022Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Aug 23, 02:24 – Aug 23, 02:44 UTC

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Chuangxin-16

2 satellites of unknown purposes built by Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/23/2022 · source
24 hours slip per NOTAMs
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2022 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/18/2022 · source

Pad — Mobile Launcher Pad

8 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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