Xingyun-2 01 (Wuhan) & 02
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:16:00
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Mission Details
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Launch Notes
The launch was dedicated to Chinese caregivers who fought the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The rocket was decorated for the occasion.
Xingyun-2 01 (Wuhan) & 02
Planned test satellites for a Chinese LEO constellation for Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications operated by Xingyun Satellite Co., a subsidiary of CASIC with commercial investors. It was announced that Xingyun-2 01 would be called "Wuhan", in honour of the city of Wuhan's role as the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
2 Payloads
93 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
CASICPrice
$5.80 million
Rocket
Height: 19.8m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 300 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
537 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.4m
Height: 3.4m
Stages
4
Launch Site
Stats
Kuaizhou 1A
9th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2020
2020
31st
Orbital launch attempt