China Aerospace Science and Industry CorporationKuaizhou 1AMobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15
Launched
September 24, 2022
Image: CASIC
Summary
Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Kuaizhou 1A from Mobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 24, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 5th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,304th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shiyan 14, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 514 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 18th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 5th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,304th orbital launch attempt122nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan 14 · NORAD 53884 · 2022-118 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-118A
- Epoch
- 2022-09-25 01:54:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22800724 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013121
- Inclination
- 97.5181°
- Ascending node
- 274.5854°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.8022°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.2632°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Shiyan 14 · NORAD 53884 · re-entered April 23, 2025
- Shiyan 15 · NORAD 53885 · re-entered November 26, 2024
KZ-1A Y14 Stage 4 · re-entered November 6, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
2 Chinese classified satellites.
Pad
Mobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Mobile Launcher Pad, 1st this year · 110th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/22/2022 · source
Questions
When did Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15 launch?
Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15 launched on September 24, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15 launch from?
Mobile Launcher Pad, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15 reach?
Shiyan 14, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 514 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 14 & Shiyan 15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).