Jilin-1 Mofang-01A (?)

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Area 95A Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

New generation experimental Earth imaging satellite for the Jilin-1 constellation. NOTE: Payload identity unconfirmed.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 3, 2021, 2:52 p.m.

Launch failure confirmed.


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 3, 2021, 7:57 a.m.

Liftoff confirmed


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 2, 2021, 3:50 p.m.

NOTAM of drop zone found, set to go.


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 2, 2021, 7:47 a.m.

Adding launch per various reports but launch date and payload identity unconfirmed and subjected to changes.


Hyperbola-1

Family:
Configuration: 1

i-Space's first orbital rocket.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    38.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.5 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Hyperbola-1
  • Family
  • Variant
    1
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Hyperbola-1
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    300.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

i-Space

i-Space

(i-Space)

Founded: 2016 Successes: 3 Failures: 4 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

i-Space is a Chinese private space launch company based in Beijing and founded in October 2016.

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