ExPaceKuaizhou 11Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Wuhan-1 and others
Launched
May 21, 2024 · 04:15 UTC
Image: 中国航天科工
Summary
Wuhan-1 and others launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 11 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 21, 2024 at 04:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:02 to 04:36 UTC. It was ExPace's 26th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,685th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Kuaizhou 11 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Chutian xingzuo 001 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 533 × 545 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 11 · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Kuaizhou 11 flight · 1st this yearExPace's 26th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,685th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chutian xingzuo 001 xing · NORAD 59811 · 2024-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-094B
- Epoch
- 2024-05-21 13:41:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11422566 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009103
- Inclination
- 97.5859°
- Ascending node
- 217.9413°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.2647°
- Mean anomaly
- 198.9416°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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
4 catalogued: 4 payloads; 1 still in orbit
- Chutian xingzuo 001 xing · NORAD 59811 · re-entered May 20, 2025
- Wuhan-1 · in orbit
- Xinghuan-Nanxindaxing · re-entered June 1, 2026
- Qincheng-1 · re-entered March 15, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Carried 4 satellites to SSO: * Wuhan-1 * Chutian 001 * Tianyan 22 * Lingque-3 01
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
52nd launch from Launch Area 95A, 3rd this year · 226th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 21, 12:15 PM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
131 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/18/2024 · source
Questions
When did Wuhan-1 and others launch?
Wuhan-1 and others launched on May 21, 2024 at 04:15 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:02 to 04:36 UTC.
Where can I watch Wuhan-1 and others?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-11 launches 4 satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Wuhan-1 and others?
Kuaizhou 11, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 11 spec sheet
Where did Wuhan-1 and others launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 21, 12:15 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Wuhan-1 and others reach?
Chutian xingzuo 001 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 533 × 545 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did Wuhan-1 and others launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).