Haishao-1

Orbited Haishao-1, China's first ultra-low-Earth-orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite, from Xichang; built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' microsatellite academy, it monitors marine environments and sea targets from about 350 km altitude.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

400 kg

Flight

28th

of 30 Kuaizhou 1A flights

Date and time

4 December 2024, 04:46 UTC

Rocket

Kuaizhou 1A

Builder

ExPace

Launch site

Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2024-228

Launches in 2024

235th of 263

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