NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Weilai 1

Launch Time
Sat Oct 27, 2018 08:00 UTC

First flight of Zhuque-1 and the maiden mission for Landspace. The first Chinese fully private launch.

Rocket

ZhuQue-1
Image Credit: LandSpace
Landspace
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 450 kN
Payload to LEO: 300 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 19.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.2 m
Fairing Height: 2.0 m

Mission Details

Weilai 1

Weilai 1 (Chinese: "Future 1") is a small satellite for space science experiments and remote sensing by CCTV (China Central Television). Weilai 1 is built on MinoSpace Technology's MN10 platform and measures 320 by 295 by 248 millimeters. It should have operated for two years on a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 40.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2018

84th orbital launch attempt

Blue Arrow Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.

1st mission
2nd mission of 2018
1st failed mission

ZhuQue 1

1st mission
1st mission of 2018
1st failed mission