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Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)

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Demo Flight (Qingzhou Prototype Spacecraft)

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Kinetica 2
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Mar 30, 11:00:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleKinetica 2
OrbitPolar Orbit
PadLaunch Area 140
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Mission

First test launch and mission of CAS Space’s Kinetica-2 rocket, with 3 spacecraft on board: * New March 02 (Qingzhou space station cargo resupply vehicle Prototype Spacecraft) * New March 01 in-orbit experiments hosting satellite * TS-01

Quick facts

VehicleKinetica 2
OrbitPolar Orbit
PadLaunch Area 140
SiteJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
WindowMar 30, 10:52:00 UTC→Mar 30, 13:14:00 UTC
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Launch Area 140
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launching
South
175° · S
40.817, 100.219

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit
Apogee412 km
Perigee410 km
Period92.8 min
Inclination85.73°

Launch heading 175° · S from Qingzhou Spacecraft Demo Flight.

OrbitQingzhou Spacecraft Demo Flight› conelow
1 70052U 26066A 26089.46457176 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 70052 85.7341 277.3473 0001000 159.3941 355.2000 15.51996246 03

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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