ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yinhe-1
Launched
January 16, 2020
Image: CASIC
Summary
Yinhe-1 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 16, 2020. It was ExPace's 8th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,926th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Yinhe 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 644 km orbit inclined 86.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 8th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 1st this yearExPace's 8th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,926th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yinhe 1 · NORAD 45024 · 2020-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-004A
- Epoch
- 2020-01-16 07:19:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.80055138 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011156
- Inclination
- 86.3976°
- Ascending node
- 84.7342°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.5329°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.4705°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Yinhe 1 · NORAD 45024 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y9 Stage 4 · re-entered January 18, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yinhe 1 is technology demonstration mission for the planned 144 satellite global 5G communications constellation which is to be built by Chinese Galaxy Space company.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
17th launch from Launch Area 95A, 1st this year · 123rd 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
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yinhe-1 launch?
Yinhe-1 launched on January 16, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yinhe-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yinhe-1?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Yinhe-1 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yinhe-1 reach?
Yinhe 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 644 km orbit inclined 86.4°.
How many satellites did Yinhe-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).