i-SpaceHyperbola-1Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Launched
February 1, 2021
Image: iSpace
Summary
Fangzhou-2 launched on an i-Space Hyperbola-1 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on February 1, 2021. The mission failed. It was i-Space's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,045th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Hyperbola-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Hyperbola-1 · i-Space
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Hyperbola-1 flight · 1st this yeari-Space's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,045th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The second flight of iSpace's Hyperbola-1 carried Fangzhou-2 (Ark-2), a 6U CubeSat built to verify technologies for a planned Fangzhou satellite series; the rocket lost control shortly after liftoff when a piece of foam insulation jammed a grid fin.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22nd launch from Launch Area 95A, 1st this year · 137th 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
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch failure
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Cosmic_Penguin · 2/1/2021 · source
Questions
When did Fangzhou-2 launch?
Fangzhou-2 launched on February 1, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fangzhou-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fangzhou-2?
Hyperbola-1, flown by i-Space. Hyperbola-1 spec sheet
Where did Fangzhou-2 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit was Fangzhou-2 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a technology mission.