DEAR-1

i-Space's solid-fueled Hyperbola-1 lofted the DEAR-1 recoverable satellite, built by AZSpace, to sun-synchronous orbit — the company's return to orbit and a prototype demonstrating reentry and recovery technology.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

300 kg (est.)

Flight

6th

of 8 Hyperbola-1 flights

Date and time

17 December 2023, 07:00 UTC

Rocket

Hyperbola-1

Builder

i-Space

Launch site

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

Payload

Technology

International designator

2023-199

Launches in 2023

210th of 223

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