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HTSTL

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PS 1
PS 1
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Chinese technology satellite.hinese technology satellite. 50 kg test satellite, built by university students, was to have been placed in a 300 km polar orbit.

More at: Ps-1.

Related

Country
China
Launch Vehicles
DF-31, KT-1
Launch Sites
Taiyuan
Agency
KT, Tsinghua
Bibliography
2, 552, 554, 12623

Chronology

2 events

2002 September 15

10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Taiyuan. LV Family: DF-31. Launch Vehicle: KT-1. FAILURE: Second stage failure.. Failed Stage: 2.
  • HTSTL-1 - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: China. Manufacturer: Tsinghua. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: HTSTL. First attempted launch of the all-solid-propellant KT-1 launch vehicle. The 50 kg test satellite, built by university students, was to have been placed in a 300 km polar orbit..

2003 September 16

Launch Site: Taiyuan. LV Family: DF-31. Launch Vehicle: KT-1. FAILURE: Fourth stage failed to ignite.. Failed Stage: 4.
  • Kaituozhe 1 - . Payload: PS-2. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: China. Spacecraft: HTSTL. Second attempted launch of KT-1. The launch was intended to place a 40 kg microsatellite called PS-2 into a 300 x 300 km polar orbit..