27 October 2021, 06:19 UTC
Jilin-1-02F
A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket launched from Jiuquan carrying the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F commercial remote-sensing satellite, capable of sub-meter imagery, into sun-synchronous orbit. The launch pushed China past 40 orbital missions for the year, a new national record.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 230 kg
- Flight
- 12th
- of 30 Kuaizhou 1A flights
- Date and time
- 27 October 2021, 06:19 UTC
- Rocket
- Kuaizhou 1A
- Builder
- ExPace
- Launch site
- Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2021-097
- Launches in 2021
- 106th of 146
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