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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 11Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Zhuhai-1-02

Launched

April 26, 2018

Launch Successful

Summary

Zhuhai-1-02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 11 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 26, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 219th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,746th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 11 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Qingkeda 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 502 × 519 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.

Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
4th Long March 11 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 219th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,746th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

97.4°Inclination
502 × 519 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
199.3°Ascending node
3095 d agoElement epoch2018-04-26 07:37 UTC · stale

Qingkeda 1 · NORAD 43439 · 2018-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2018-039A
Epoch
2018-04-26 07:37:33 UTC
Mean motion
15.20754247 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0012514
Inclination
97.3967°
Ascending node
199.2547°
Arg. of perigee
283.969°
Mean anomaly
149.5996°
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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

  • Qingkeda 1 · NORAD 43439 · re-entered November 14, 2024
  • OVS-2 · NORAD 43440 · in orbit
  • OHS-1 02 xing · NORAD 43441 · in orbit
  • Guiyang-1 · NORAD 43442 · re-entered October 2, 2024
  • OHS-1 04 xing · NORAD 43443 · re-entered November 5, 2024

CZ-11 Y4 Stage 4 · re-entered April 29, 2018

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Multiple satellite mission consisting of five Earth-imaging satellites, which comprise the second group of commercial imaging satellites for Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Ltd.

Pad

Map of Launch Area 95A

Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

5th launch from Launch Area 95A, 2nd this year · 103rd 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

97 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zhuhai-1-02 launch?

Zhuhai-1-02 launched on April 26, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zhuhai-1-02?

Coverage: China Launches Five Zhuhai-1 Remote Sensing Satellites; Long March-11 launches five Zhuhai-1 satellites (长征十一号 / 珠海一号); China launches five satellites by Long March-11 carrier rocket. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Zhuhai-1-02?

Long March 11, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 11 spec sheet

Where did Zhuhai-1-02 launch from?

Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did Zhuhai-1-02 reach?

Qingkeda 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 502 × 519 km orbit inclined 97.4°.

How many satellites did Zhuhai-1-02 launch?

5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).