China Rocket Co. Ltd.Smart Dragon 1Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Maiden Flight
Launched
August 17, 2019
Summary
Maiden Flight launched on a China Rocket Co. Ltd. Smart Dragon 1 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 17, 2019. It was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,877th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Smart Dragon 1 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Qiancheng-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 538 × 567 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Smart Dragon 1 · China Rocket Co. Ltd.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Smart Dragon 1 flightChina Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,877th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qiancheng-01 · NORAD 44486 · 2019-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-052A
- Epoch
- 2019-08-17 10:07:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.06933011 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020981
- Inclination
- 97.6031°
- Ascending node
- 302.8065°
- Arg. of perigee
- 251.0422°
- Mean anomaly
- 130.3178°
- 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
3 catalogued: 3 payloads; none still in orbit
- Qiancheng-01 · NORAD 44486 · re-entered August 6, 2025
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-03 · NORAD 44487 · re-entered February 25, 2025
- Xingshidai-5 · NORAD 44488 · re-entered November 19, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First launch of the new solid-fueled rocket by Chinarocket Co., Ltd., which is a commercial subsidiary of CASC. On this launch Smart Dragon 1 will also carry payloads for four private companies.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
12th launch from Launch Area 95A, 4th this year · 117th 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
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Maiden Flight launch?
Maiden Flight launched on August 17, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Maiden Flight?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Maiden Flight?
Smart Dragon 1, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. Smart Dragon 1 spec sheet
Where did Maiden Flight launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Maiden Flight reach?
Qiancheng-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 538 × 567 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did Maiden Flight launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).