China Aerospace Science and Industry CorporationKuaizhouLaunch Area 95B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Kuaizhou-2
Launched
November 21, 2014
Image: CASIC
Summary
Kuaizhou-2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Kuaizhou from Launch Area 95B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 21, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,425th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Kuaizhou flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 292 × 308 km orbit inclined 96.6°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou · China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Kuaizhou flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,425th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kuaizhou-2 · NORAD 40311 · 2014-073 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-073A
- Epoch
- 2014-11-21 10:36:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93314069 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011789
- Inclination
- 96.5569°
- Ascending node
- 75.3553°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.2777°
- Mean anomaly
- 78.7174°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Kuaizhou-2 · NORAD 40311 · re-entered October 9, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Kuaizhou-2 was a small quick-response Earth-imaging satellite for disaster monitoring, the second payload of China's solid-fuelled Kuaizhou launcher.
Pad
Launch Area 95B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Area 95B, 1st this year · 76th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
422 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Kuaizhou-2 launch?
Kuaizhou-2 launched on November 21, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kuaizhou-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kuaizhou-2?
Kuaizhou, flown by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Kuaizhou spec sheet
Where did Kuaizhou-2 launch from?
Launch Area 95B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Kuaizhou-2 reach?
It reached a 292 × 308 km orbit inclined 96.6°.
How many satellites did Kuaizhou-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).