Jilin-1 Wideband-02A

Ceres-1's eighth flight placed the Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A wide-swath optical imaging satellite into sun-synchronous orbit from Jiuquan for the commercial Jilin-1 Earth-observation constellation.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

230 kg

Flight

8th

of 17 Ceres-1 flights

Date and time

25 August 2023, 04:59 UTC

Rocket

Ceres-1

Builder

Galactic Energy

Launch site

Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2023-127

Launches in 2023

135th of 223

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