China Aerospace Science and Industry CorporationKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan 11
Launched
November 24, 2021
Image: CASIC
Summary
Shiyan 11 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 24, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,157th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shiyan 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,157th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan 11 · NORAD 49501 · 2021-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-112A
- Epoch
- 2021-11-25 06:04:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23373903 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009795
- Inclination
- 97.4503°
- Ascending node
- 334.6938°
- Arg. of perigee
- 264.8079°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.6135°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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; none still in orbit
- Shiyan 11 · NORAD 49501 · re-entered August 15, 2025
KZ-1A Y13 Stage 4 · re-entered December 22, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Unknown Chinese satellite reported for technology development purposes.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26th launch from Launch Area 95A, 5th this year · 153rd 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
28 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 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs and Nov.. 7 Galactic Energy press release of rocket in Jiuquan since October 2021. Assignment of rocket/payload combination to this may not be correct.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2021 · source
Questions
When did Shiyan 11 launch?
Shiyan 11 launched on November 24, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan 11?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-1A launches Shiyan-11. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shiyan 11?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 11 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan 11 reach?
Shiyan 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).