Tiankun-1
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:53:00
Thursday March 2, 2017
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Launch Notes
First flight of Kaituozhe 2.
Tiankun-1
Tiankun-1 is a Chinese satellite developed by CASIC, which is a technology demonstration mission to test out their new small satellite bus. The satellite is to test the new bus and remote sensing and telecommunications technologies in space.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
50 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
CASICRocket
Height: 16.8m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 350 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
500 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.4m
Height: 4.5m
Stages
4
Launch Site
Stats
Kaituozhe 2
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 2017
2017
13th
Orbital launch attempt