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Jiuquan

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Jiuquan
Credit: © Mark Wade

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AKA: Shuang-cheng-tzu. First Launch: 1960-09-01. Last Launch: 2014-08-09. Number: 128 . Location: Inner Mongolia. Longitude: 100.46 deg. Latitude: 41.12 deg. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

The Jiuquan Airport was 75 km south of the site. A dedicated railway at Jiuquan went directly to the launch site. Jiuquan's facilities provided support for every phase of a satellite launch campaign. It included the Technical Centre, the Launch Complex, the Launch Control Centre, the Mission Command and Control Centre, propellant fuelling system, tracking systems, communications systems, gas supply systems, weather forecast systems, and logistic support systems. Jiuquan was originally used to launch scientific and recoverable satellites into medium or low earth orbits at high inclinations.

In 1999 the new South Center (LA4) became operational for heavy CZ-2E/CZ-2F launches. This consisted of two areas, the Technical Center and the Launch Center. The Launch Center was located at 100 deg 17.4' E, 40 deg 57.4' N at an elevation of 1073 m. The 75 m high umbilical tower was equipped with an explosion-proof elevator. The mobile launch pad weighed 75 metric tons with dimensions of 24.4 m x 21.7 m x 8.4 m and had a top speed of 28 m per minute. The Technical Center was 1.5 km away from the Launch Center. This included the VAB Vertical Processing Building with two 26.8 x 28 x 81.6 m processing halls. All important buildings, including the vertical processing building and an area of the umbilical tower, were air-conditioned to cleanness class 100,000. The VAB, code name 920-520, was built by the 8th Division of CSCEC, and was the world's tallest single-floor concrete building. It also had the world's tallest (86.1m above the ground) and heaviest (13,000 metric tons) concrete roof.

Minimum Inclination: 56.0 degrees. Maximum Inclination: 40.0 degrees.

Photo Gallery

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Jiuquan Location of Jiuquan Credit: © Mark Wade

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• Beginning of construction at Jiuquan missile test site - . Nation: China. Related Persons: Tsien. Program: Long March. The 20th Corps of the People's Liberation Army begins construction of launch and tracking facilities at Jiuquan. Wells are dug, willow and poplar trees are planted, roads and housing are constructed..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). The rocket was built in the Soviet Union but used Chinese propellants. This launch took place just a month after all Soviet experts were withdrawn from China..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). First launch of all-Chinese version of Russian R-2, model 1059. Radio guidance was used. Nie Rongzhen is present to observe the event..

• Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Two further launches are made from Jiuquan..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).

  First DF-2 launch attempt. The rocket impacted the earth after only 69 seconds of flight. Fundamental design errors were discovered in calculating flexing of the rocket in flight, placement of the guidance system, and engine mounting. The missile was completely redesigned for reduced thrust.

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). This followed a two-year complete redesign and test program following the first launch failure in 1962. The reduced-thrust missile had a range of 1050 km with a 1550 kg warhead, barely enough to reach Japan..

• Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• DFH test Technology test - . Nation: China. Agency: PRCAS. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi).

• First successful test of DF-2A. - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). First launch of redesigned DF-2. The flight demonstrated a 20% improvement in range for the same 1500 kg payload, and replaced the radio guidance of the DF-2 with an autonoumous gyroscopic system..

• Nuclear test - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

  DF-2A launched with a 1290 kg, 12 kt warhead from Jiuquan flew over a range of 800 km to Lop Nor, where the warhead successfully exploded. The Ninth Academy was responsible for development of the nuclear package. Tsien protégé Guo Yonghuai was the liaison between the Fifth and Ninth Academies for the development.

• Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• R&D - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• R&D - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• R&D - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• GF-01A satellite test - . Nation: China. Agency: CAST. Apogee: 311 km (193 mi).

• GF-01A satellite test - . Nation: China. Agency: CAST. Apogee: 311 km (193 mi).

• DFH test Technology test - . Nation: China. Agency: CAST. Apogee: 81 km (50 mi).

• FSW satellite technology test - . Nation: China. Agency: CAST. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

• FSW satellite technology test - . Nation: China. Agency: CAST. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

• First Chinese satellite launch attempt ends in failure. - . Payload: DFH 1. Mass: 170 kg (370 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-1. COSPAR: F691116Z.

  The launch vehicle arrived at the site on 18 March 1969. The objective was to launch China's first satellite before Japan lofted its counterpart. Ren Xinmin had obtained this specific order from Deng Hsiao Peng. Great difficulties were encountered in the middle of the Cultural Revolution, including the sending of most of the satellite engineers to work on irrigation ditch construction in the provinces. The skirt for the satellite, designed to make it easily visible to ground observors, had to be made from a special silk produced in a factory without the knowledge of the Red Guards. The engineers went by bus to a department store in Beijing to study an imported folding umbrella as a model for the deployment mechanism -- they could not afford to buy it. The entire launch was kept secret until a documentary was released in 2001.

• R&D (Destruct) - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• R&D (Minfeng target) - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). First test of prototype DF-3 (perhaps same configuration as CZ-1); not deployed..

• DFH Mao 1 - . Payload: DFH 1. Mass: 173 kg (381 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-1. USAF Sat Cat: 4382 . COSPAR: 1970-034A. Apogee: 2,162 km (1,343 mi). Perigee: 434 km (269 mi). Inclination: 68.40 deg. Period: 111.60 min.

  The final campaign to launch China's first satellite began on April 1, 1970, when two DFH-1 satellites and the CZ-1 rocket arrived by train at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. This was over a year after the first attempt in 1969. Ren Xinmin was project leader and Qi Faren was leader of the DFH-1 experiment team. On April 2 Premier Zhou Enlai called a special meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a final readiness review of the satellite and the launch vehicle. Zhou wanted special guarantees that the satellite would transmit the march 'The East is Red' from orbit.

  On the morning of April 24, 1970, the first and second stages of CZ-1 were loaded with propellant and stacked. The satellite was mated to the spin-stabilized solid-propellant third stage, and the launcher entered the final eight hours of launch preparation. Weather forecast for the launch at 9:30 p.m. called for clouds at above 7,000 meters and a wind speed of less than 4 to 5 meters per second.

  The historic launch came at 9:35 p.m. local time (13:35 UTC). Upon hearing the command "ignition", a launch controller pressed the button to start the rocket engines. The three-stage CZ-1, which was 29.46 meters tall and had a maximum diameter of 2.25 meters, lifted off the launch pad with a thrust of 104 tonnes. Liftoff weight of the CZ-1 was 81.5 tonnes. Rocket expert Shen Jianan recounted that "..as soon as I saw the liftoff on the TV screen inside the bunker, I ran outside. I could only see the beautiful rocket lighting up the night sky and streaking towards the southeast. I ran back inside to listen to the transmissions. Broadcasting on the speaker were status reports like 'capturing target', 'nominal tracking', 'nominal flight', 'nominal second and third stage separation'..." Thirteen minutes after launch, at 9:48 p.m., mission control announced "...satellite and rocket stage separation, satellite enters orbit...the bunker was filled with cheers".

  China became the fifth nation after the former Soviet Union, the United States, France and Japan to achieve an indigenous space launch capability. At 9:50 p.m., the National Broadcasting Bureau announced the acquisition of the tune 'East is Red' from the satellite loud and clear. In the following days, the People's Central Broadcasting radio and newspapers in Beijing announced and printed worldwide times of DFH-1 and CZ-1 third stage passages, and directions of travel in the sky. Senior officials in Beijing dispatched a chartered plane to JSLC to bring back Qi and other scientists. In the International Labour Day celebration on May 1, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou warmly welcomed them at the Tiananmen Square.

• SJ-1 - . Payload: Shi Jian 1. Mass: 221 kg (487 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Technology. Type: Communications technology satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-1. Decay Date: 1979-06-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 5007 . COSPAR: 1971-018A. Apogee: 1,833 km (1,138 mi). Perigee: 265 km (164 mi). Inclination: 69.80 deg. Period: 106.10 min. Similar in appearance to the American Telstar and conducted communications technology tests..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Research and Development Suborbital Flight.

• Nation: China. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• Shiyan Peizhong - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Research and Development Suborbital Flight.

• Nation: China. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• JSSW 1 - . Payload: JSSW 1. Mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Spacecraft: JSSW.

• Nation: China. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• Nation: China. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• JSSW 2 - . Payload: JSSW 2. Mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Spacecraft: JSSW.

• Reentry wake test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• FSW-0 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. A. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Decay Date: 1974-11-05 .

• Reentry wake test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• JSSW 3 - . Payload: JSSW 3. Mass: 1,107 kg (2,440 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: JSSW. Decay Date: 1975-09-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 8053 . COSPAR: 1975-070A. Apogee: 455 km (282 mi). Perigee: 190 km (110 mi). Inclination: 69.00 deg. Period: 90.90 min. Photo surveillance; radio transmission. .

• FSW-0 No. 1 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 01. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 2.00 days. Decay Date: 1975-12-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 8452 . COSPAR: 1975-111A. Apogee: 483 km (300 mi). Perigee: 183 km (113 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 91.10 min.

  First orbital test of Chinese recoverable photo surveillance satellite. The spacecraft was brought down early, after three days in orbit, due to problems with the attitude control system cold gas supply. Along the skirt of the return capsule some wires and instruments were burnt during re-entry and capsule impacted far from its planned landing point. However usable film was obtained from the capsule. The Chinese Academy of Space Technology organised a team to determine the cause, and improvements were made in the next spacecraft of the model. Additional Details: here....

• JSSW 4 - . Payload: JSSW 4. Mass: 1,110 kg (2,440 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: JSSW. Decay Date: 1976-01-27 . USAF Sat Cat: 8488 . COSPAR: 1975-119A. Apogee: 387 km (240 mi). Perigee: 186 km (115 mi). Inclination: 69.00 deg. Period: 90.30 min. Photo surveillance; radio transmission. .

• Performance test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• Date uncertain. First test of DF-4. - . Nation: China. Program: Long March.

• Performance test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• JSSW 5 - . Payload: JSSW 5. Mass: 1,108 kg (2,442 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: JSSW. Decay Date: 1978-11-25 . USAF Sat Cat: 9394 . COSPAR: 1976-087A. Apogee: 2,145 km (1,332 mi). Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Inclination: 69.20 deg. Period: 108.80 min.

• JSSW 6 - . Payload: JSSW 6. Mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Spacecraft: JSSW.

• FSW-0 No. 2 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 02. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 2.00 days. Decay Date: 1977-01-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 9587 . COSPAR: 1976-117A. Apogee: 489 km (303 mi). Perigee: 172 km (106 mi). Inclination: 59.40 deg. Period: 91.10 min. Photo surveillance; film capsule recovered 9 December. First completely successful test of the FSW spy satellite. Many improvements in comparison to the first FSW orbited..

• DDDS test - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• Full range test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• Full range test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• Nation: China. Agency: XPRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• FSW-0 No. 3 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 03. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 5.00 days. Decay Date: 1978-02-07 . USAF Sat Cat: 10611 . COSPAR: 1978-011A. Apogee: 507 km (315 mi). Perigee: 186 km (115 mi). Inclination: 57.00 deg. Period: 91.40 min. Photo surveillance; film capsule; capsule returned January 30. Second fully successful FSW mission..

• DDDS test - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Other sources say launch was from Taiyuan..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Other sources say launch was from Taiyuan..

• SJ-1 - . Payload: Shi Jian 1. Mass: 221 kg (487 lb). Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Spacecraft: SJ. The SJ-1 was similar in appearance to the American Telstar and conducted communications technology tests..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Other sources say launch was from Taiyuan on 2 August..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Other sources say launch was from Taiyuan..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Other sources say launch was from Taiyuan on 15 October..

• Test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• SJ-2A - . Payload: Shi Jian 2B. Mass: 257 kg (566 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SJ. Decay Date: 1981-09-26 . USAF Sat Cat: 12842 . COSPAR: 1981-093A. Apogee: 1,598 km (992 mi). Perigee: 232 km (144 mi). Inclination: 59.50 deg. Period: 103.30 min.

• SJ-2 - . Payload: Shi Jian 2. Mass: 483 kg (1,064 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SJ. Decay Date: 1982-08-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 12845 . COSPAR: 1981-093D. Apogee: 1,608 km (999 mi). Perigee: 232 km (144 mi). Inclination: 59.40 deg. Period: 103.40 min.

• SJ-2B - . Payload: Shi Jian C. Mass: 28 kg (61 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: SJ. Decay Date: 1982-10-06 . USAF Sat Cat: 12843 . COSPAR: 1981-093B. Apogee: 1,615 km (1,003 mi). Perigee: 233 km (144 mi). Inclination: 59.40 deg. Period: 103.50 min. Balloon for drag studies..

• Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Other sources say launch was from Taiyuan..

• Long life test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• Long life test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• FSW-0 No. 4 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 04. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 5.00 days. Decay Date: 1982-09-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 13521 . COSPAR: 1982-090A. Apogee: 392 km (243 mi). Perigee: 172 km (106 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 90.20 min. Photo surveillance; film capsule recovered 14 September..

• FSW-0 No. 5 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 05. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 5.00 days. Decay Date: 1983-09-03 . USAF Sat Cat: 14288 . COSPAR: 1983-086A. Apogee: 493 km (306 mi). Perigee: 170 km (100 mi). Inclination: 63.30 deg. Period: 91.20 min. Photo surveillance; film capsule recovered 24 August..

• FSW-0 No. 6 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 06. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 5.00 days. Decay Date: 1984-09-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 15279 . COSPAR: 1984-098A. Apogee: 398 km (247 mi). Perigee: 172 km (106 mi). Inclination: 67.90 deg. Period: 90.20 min. Photo surveillance; film capsule recovered 17 September..

• FSW-0 No. 7 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 07. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 5.00 days. Decay Date: 1985-11-07 . USAF Sat Cat: 16177 . COSPAR: 1985-096A. Apogee: 393 km (244 mi). Perigee: 171 km (106 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 90.20 min. Fanhui Shi Weixing photo surveillance satellite; film capsule recovered 26 October..

• R&D range test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• R&D range test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• Op test - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• FSW-0 No. 8 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 08. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 5.00 days. Decay Date: 1986-10-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 17001 . COSPAR: 1986-076A. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi). Perigee: 169 km (105 mi). Inclination: 57.00 deg. Period: 89.60 min. Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable satellite; capsule re-entered October 11 after five day mission..

• FSW-0 No. 9 - . Payload: FSW-0 No. 09. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 5.00 days. Decay Date: 1987-08-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 18306 . COSPAR: 1987-067A. Apogee: 366 km (227 mi). Perigee: 169 km (105 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 89.90 min. Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable satellite; carried microgravity experiments; return capsule recovered August 10 after five days in space..

• FSW-1 No. 1 - . Payload: FSW-1 No. 01. Mass: 2,100 kg (4,600 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1987-10-04 . USAF Sat Cat: 18341 . COSPAR: 1987-075A. Apogee: 222 km (137 mi). Perigee: 181 km (112 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 88.50 min. Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable satellite; return capsule recovered September 17 after eight days in space..

• FSW-1 No. 2 - . Payload: FSW-1 No. 02. Mass: 2,100 kg (4,600 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 8.00 days. Decay Date: 1988-08-13 . USAF Sat Cat: 19368 . COSPAR: 1988-067A. Apogee: 311 km (193 mi). Perigee: 204 km (126 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 89.70 min. German crystal growth experiment in recoverable capsule. Results marred by hard landing..

• FSW-1 No. 3 - . Payload: FSW-1 No. 03. Mass: 2,100 kg (4,600 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Decay Date: 1990-10-23 . USAF Sat Cat: 20838 . COSPAR: 1990-089A. Apogee: 312 km (193 mi). Perigee: 208 km (129 mi). Inclination: 57.00 deg. Period: 89.70 min. Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable satellite; carried biological research experiments..

• Training - . Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• FSW-2 No. 1 - . Payload: FSW-2 No. 01. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 15.00 days. Decay Date: 1992-09-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 22072 . COSPAR: 1992-051A. Apogee: 332 km (206 mi). Perigee: 171 km (106 mi). Inclination: 63.10 deg. Period: 89.50 min. Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable imaging satellite; carried microgravity experiments; capsule returned August 25 after 15 days in orbit..

• Freja - . Payload: FSW-1 4 / Freja. Mass: 259 kg (570 lb). Nation: Sweden. Agency: SSC. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Freja. USAF Sat Cat: 22161 . COSPAR: 1992-064A. Apogee: 1,763 km (1,095 mi). Perigee: 590 km (360 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 108.90 min.

  Ionospheric, auroral, amgnetospheric studies. Freja is a Swedish/German satellite designed for research into the aurora. The satellite was launched piggyback on a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket and weighs 214 kg in orbit. It is a sun-pointing spinner (10 rpm) with a 2.2 m diameter. It will make high re solution measurements in the upper ionosphere and lower magnetosphere. Data will be received at Esrange, Kiruna, Sweden and at the Prince Albert Satellite Station in Canada's Saskatchewan Province. Launch time 0620 UT.

• FSW-1 No. 4 - . Payload: FSW-1 No. 04. Mass: 2,100 kg (4,600 lb). Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 6.00 days. Decay Date: 1992-10-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 22162 . COSPAR: 1992-064B. Apogee: 309 km (192 mi). Perigee: 213 km (132 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 89.70 min. Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable imaging satellite; carried remote sensing, microgravity experiments; capsule recovered October 13 after 6 days in orbit..

• Nation: China. Agency: XPRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

• FSW-1 No. 5 - . Payload: Jian Bing 93. Mass: 2,099 kg (4,627 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Decay Date: 1993-10-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 22859 . COSPAR: 1993-063A. Apogee: 2,860 km (1,770 mi). Perigee: 181 km (112 mi). Inclination: 56.60 deg. Period: 116.50 min.

  The only FSW-1 mission conducted during 1993-1994 was launched into an orbit of 209 km by 300 km at an inclination of 57.0 deg. In addition to an Earth observation Payload, FSW-1 5 carried microgravity research equipment and a diamond-studded medallion commemorating the 100th anniversary of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung's birth. The spacecraft operated normally until 16 October when an attempt to recover the satellite failed. An attitude control system failure aligned the spacecraft 90 deg from its desired position, causing the re-entry capsule to be pushed into a higher elliptical orbit (179 km by 3031 km) instead of returning to Earth. Natural decay did not bring the capsule back until March 12, 1996.

• FSW-2 No. 2 - . Payload: FSW-2 No. 02. Mass: 2,600 kg (5,700 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 15.00 days. Decay Date: 1994-09-13 . USAF Sat Cat: 23145 . COSPAR: 1994-037A. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Perigee: 207 km (128 mi). Inclination: 62.90 deg. Period: 90.08 min.

  The second Fanhui Shi Weixing FSW-2 was launched on 3 July 1994 into an orbit of 173 km by 343 km at an inclination of 63.0 deg. The spacecraft remained in orbit for 15 days, making four small manoeuvres before successfully returning to Earth. The payload included Earth observation systems, a biological experiment, and microgravity research instruments. The retrievable capsule was recovered in China on July 18

• FSW-2 No. 3 - . Payload: FSW-2 No. 03. Mass: 2,600 kg (5,700 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 15.00 days. Decay Date: 1996-12-03 . USAF Sat Cat: 24634 . COSPAR: 1996-059A. Apogee: 133 km (82 mi). Perigee: 121 km (75 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 87.00 min. Final launch in the FSW series. Landed in China on November 4 after 15 days in orbit..

• Shenzhou - . Mass: 7,600 kg (16,700 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Manufacturer: CALT. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 0.88 days. Decay Date: 1999-11-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 25956 . COSPAR: 1999-061A. Apogee: 315 km (195 mi). Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Inclination: 42.60 deg. Period: 89.60 min.

  The unmanned first test flight of a prototype of the Chinese Project 921-1 spacecraft took place 49 days after the planned date of October 1, 1999. Shenzhou separated from its launch vehicle and went into orbit about ten minutes after lift-off. The spacecraft was controlled from the new Beijing Aerospace Directing and Controlling Centre. The spacecraft did not manoeuvre during the flight. The first attempt to return the spacecraft to earth came on orbitt 12, but the retrofire command would not be accepted by the spacecraft's computer. A retry on the next orbit also failed.

  The Yuanwang-3 tracking ship off the coast of Namibia picked up the spacecraft's signal at 18:49 UT, and commanded retro-fire. This time the spacecraft accepted the command, which probably saved the entire program. The spacecraft passed out of range of the tracking ship nine minutes later. Its trajectory arced over Africa, skimmed the coast of the Arabian peninsula, and then over Pakistan, before re-entering over Tibet.

  Following re-entry, the drogue chute deployed at an altitude of 30 km with the capsules soft-landing rockets firing 1.5 m above the ground. The capsule landed at 41 deg N, 105 deg E, (415 km East of its launch pad and 110 km north-west of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia), at November 20 19:41 UT. The spacecraft had completed 14 orbits of the earth in 21 hours and 11 minutes.

  After the flight it was reported that not a single primary spacecraft system had failed, so none of the back-up systems were tested. The touchdown point was only 12 km from the predicted position. The soft landing braking rocket worked well - no damage was found to the capsule structure, heat shield or the seals. The jettisoned heat shield, parachute hatch, and drogue chute were found within 5 km of the landing point. The orbital module, which separated prior to retro-fire, continued in controlled flight until 27 November, when it decayed and reentered the atmosphere. A primary payload returned by Shenzhou were 100 kg of seeds, considered valuable to the Chinese after one day of exposure to the space environment. The Chinese space tracking fleet returned from the Shenzhou mission between 12 December 1999 and 4 January 2000. During their 259-day voyage, the four ships traveled 185,000 km and experienced some heavy seas while tracking and communicating with the Shenzhou for a total of 150 minutes. Additional Details: here....

• Shenzhou 2 - . Mass: 7,400 kg (16,300 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Manufacturer: CALT. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 6.77 days. Decay Date: 2001-01-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 26664 . COSPAR: 2001-001A. Apogee: 345 km (214 mi). Perigee: 330 km (200 mi). Inclination: 42.60 deg. Period: 91.30 min.

  The second unmanned test flight of the Shenzhou manned spacecraft design carried a monkey, a dog and a rabbit in a test of the spaceship's life support systems. Shenzhou 2 was the first test of an all-up flight model of the spacecraft, with a functioning orbital module. It was also the most ambitious space science laboratory ever launched by China. It carried 64 scientific payloads: 15 in the re-entry module, 12 in the orbital module and 37 on the forward external pallet. These included a micro-gravity crystal growing device; life sciences experiments with 19 species of animals and plants, cosmic ray and particle detectors; and China's first gamma ray burst detectors.

  The launch was originally scheduled for January 5, but the second stage of the launch vehicle was dented by an access platform while being prepared for roll-out in the vehicle assembly building. This caused several days of delay until it was cleared for flight. Shenzhou 2 made three orbit-raising manoeuvres during its flight, reaching a 330 x 345 km orbit by the end of the initial phase of the mission. Ninety minutes before landing the orbital module depressurised, and the spacecraft went briefly out of control. However this was regained after venting of the atmosphere from the module ended. The descent module and service modules separated from the forward orbital module and external pallet normally. After retrofire by the service module, it separated and the descent module landed at 11:22 GMT on January 16 in Inner Mongolia. Lack of post-recovery photographs led to speculation that the recovery may not have been completely successful. The Shenzhou orbital module had its own solar panels and remained operational in orbit, conducting scientific experiments. It was actively controlled for six months, maneuvering in orbit several times (reaching a final orbit of 394 x 405 km). It then was allowed to decay and reentered the atmosphere at 09:05 GMT on August 24, 2001. The reentry point was near 33.1 deg S in latitude and 260.4 deg E in longitude, over the western Pacific Ocean between Easter Island and Chile.

• Nation: China. Agency: MAI. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).

• Shenzhou 3 - . Mass: 7,800 kg (17,100 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CAS. Manufacturer: CALT. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 6.78 days. Decay Date: 2002-04-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 27397 . COSPAR: 2002-014A. Apogee: 379 km (235 mi). Perigee: 374 km (232 mi). Inclination: 42.40 deg. Period: 92.10 min.

  The third unmanned test of the Shenzhou spacecraft was delayed almost three months when a defective connector was found on the booster after roll-out to the pad in January 2002. The vehicle was disassembled, and all suspect connectors were replaced. The stand-down also revealed ten previously undetected defects in the space capsule. The spacecraft, the first all-up flight model with a functioning (but deactivated) launch escape system, was finally launched and placed into an initial 197 x 326 km x 42.4 deg orbit at 1425 UTC. At about 2120 UTC Shenzhou used its own engine to raise its orbit to 332 x 337 km. The capsule included a dummy astronaut instrumented to monitor life support systems. The descent module returned to Earth on April 1 at 0851 UTC, landing in Inner Mongolia. The orbital module remained in orbit to carry out further experiments, finally being deorbited on 12 November 2002. The spacecraft carried 44 scientific payloads, including a medium-resolution imaging radiometer developed by Chinese Academy of Sciences, installed on the instrument pallet atop the orbital module.

• Shenzhou 4 - . Mass: 7,794 kg (17,182 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CAS. Manufacturer: CALT. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 6.77 days. Decay Date: 2003-01-05 . USAF Sat Cat: 27630 . COSPAR: 2002-061A. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi). Perigee: 331 km (205 mi). Inclination: 42.40 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  Final unmanned test of the Shenzhou spacecraft. First night launch of the CZ-2F was viewed by Party leaders on a very cold but clear night. The spacecraft carried fifty-two science payloads in four main areas: microwave Earth observation, space environment monitoring, microgravity fluid physics, and biological technology research. The spacecraft's reentry capsule was successfully recovered on 5 January 2003 at 1116 UT. The Chinese released the news and photographs of the capsule in the dusk snow only an hour later. The landing site was 40 km from Hohhot (40.51deg N, 111.38 deg E). As in prior missions, the orbital module continued in orbit. Chinese astronauts trained on the actual flight hardware before the launch and it was officially announced that this successful mission set the stage for a first Chinese manned spaceflight in the second half of 2003. Western observors noted that the orbit and ground track allowed launch of a second rendezvous vehicle, an indication of future manned space station missions. Shenzhou 4 carried 52 scientific payloads including a microwave radiometer using a reflector antenna, installed on top of the orbital module.

• Shenzhou 5 Orbital Module - . Mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Shenzhou. Spacecraft: Shenzhou OM. Decay Date: 2004-05-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 28049 . COSPAR: 2003-045G. Apogee: 347 km (215 mi). Perigee: 338 km (210 mi). Inclination: 42.40 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  The Shenzhou 5 orbital module was essential an unmanned military reconnaisance satellite. It was never entered by the astronaut during the mission, and was equipped with two high resolution (1.6 m) surveillance cameras. It was expected to operate until at least spring 2004.

• Shenzhou 5 - . Crew: Yang Liwei. Backup Crew: Zhai Zhigang. Support Crew: Nie Haisheng. Mass: 7,840 kg (17,280 lb). Nation: China. Agency: PLAAF. Manufacturer: CALT. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Shenzhou 5. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 0.89 days. Decay Date: 2003-10-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 28043 . COSPAR: 2003-045A. Apogee: 336 km (208 mi). Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Inclination: 42.42 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  China's first manned spaceflight began with the lift-off of the CZ-2F booster into the clear blue morning sky. All went according to plan and China's first man in space, Yang Liwei, entered an initial 200 km x 343 km orbit ten minutes after launch. The naval vessels standing buy for rescue in the Sea of Japan were called back to port.

  The highly conservative mission plan was for Yang to remain in the Shenzhou re-entry capsule for the entire 21-hour mission, and not to enter the orbital module. He had two rest periods of three hours each, and was scheduled to eat once or twice meals of what was said to be a superior form of Chinese space food. Frequent communications sessions, including colour television links to the spacecraft, were made possible by China's four tracking ships deployed in the oceans of the world.

  As the spacecraft was in its 21st orbit, the orbital module separated. It would stay in the 343 km orbit for a planned six-month military imaging reconnaissance mission. Retrofire was commanded via a tracking ship in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa. Shenzhou-5 landed only 4.8 km from the aim-point in Inner Mongolia with the parachute being sighted by the ground recovery forces prior to landing. Yang landed after 21 hours 23 minutes aloft.

• FSW-3 No. 1 - . Payload: FSW-18, FSW-3.1, Jianbing 4. Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SAST. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Decay Date: 2003-12-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 28078 . COSPAR: 2003-051A. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). Perigee: 141 km (87 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 87.50 min. Expected to have been long-awaited 'seeds in space' mission but official announcements spoke only of photography..

• FSW-3 No. 2 - . Payload: FSW-19. Mass: 3,100 kg (6,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 26.67 days. Decay Date: 2004-11-07 . USAF Sat Cat: 28402 . COSPAR: 2004-033A. Apogee: 547 km (339 mi). Perigee: 168 km (104 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 91.70 min.

  Recoverable satellite officially stated to be conducting space scientific research, land surveying, mapping and other scientific experiments. Said to have improved experimental technology, with higher orientation precision and more complex on-board computers and software. Controlled from the Xian Satellite Monitoring and Control Centre. Successfully re-entered and recovered after 27 days in space at 23:55 GMT on 24 September.

• FSW-3 No. 3 - . Payload: FSW 20. Mass: 3,100 kg (6,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 17.78 days. Decay Date: 2004-11-09 . USAF Sat Cat: 28424 . COSPAR: 2004-039A. Apogee: 297 km (184 mi). Perigee: 205 km (127 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Recoverable military satellite. Returned to Earth at 02:48 GMT on October 15, falling through the roof of a house in the village of Penglai, Sichuan province..

• SJ-7 - . Payload: Shi Jian 7. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Manufacturer: CASC. Spacecraft: SJ-7. USAF Sat Cat: 28737 . COSPAR: 2005-024A. Apogee: 573 km (356 mi). Perigee: 555 km (344 mi). Inclination: 97.60 deg. Period: 95.90 min. Perhaps early test of satellite inspector/interceptor hardware; orbit similar to SJ-12 in 2010..

• FSW-3 No. 4 - . Payload: FSW-21. Mass: 3,100 kg (6,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CAST. Manufacturer: SAST. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 27.00 days. Decay Date: 2005-08-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 28776 . COSPAR: 2005-027A. Apogee: 259 km (160 mi). Perigee: 153 km (95 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 88.60 min. Military reconnaisance satellite, which maneuvered to raise its apogee on Aug 5 and 7 to a 166 x 552 km x 63.0 orbit; and again to the same altitude on Aug 19 after the apogee decayed to 535 km. Return capsule with film aboard recovered on 29 August..

• FSW-3 No. 5 - . Payload: FSW-22. Mass: 3,100 kg (6,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CAST. Manufacturer: SAST. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 49.00 days. Decay Date: 2005-10-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 28824 . COSPAR: 2005-033A. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi). Perigee: 178 km (110 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 88.50 min. Decayed 17 October 2005..

• Shenzhou 6 - . Crew: Fei Junlong, Nie Haisheng. Backup Crew: Jing Haipeng, Liu Buoming. Mass: 8,040 kg (17,720 lb). Nation: China. Related Persons: Wu Jie, Zhai Zhigang. Agency: SISE. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Shenzhou 6. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 4.81 days. Decay Date: 2005-10-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 28879 . COSPAR: 2005-040A. Apogee: 338 km (210 mi). Perigee: 331 km (205 mi). Inclination: 42.40 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  Moved up from October 13. Second Chinese manned space mission. The two-astronaut crew spent 5 days in space, and worked in the Shenzhou orbital module for the first time. Aside from biomedical experiments, the nature of their work was not divulged, and few images of the interior of the orbital module (with its probable military experiments) were released.

• SJ-8 - . Mass: 3,100 kg (6,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Manufacturer: SAST. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Duration: 14.82 days. Decay Date: 2006-11-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 29385 . COSPAR: 2006-035A. Apogee: 336 km (208 mi). Perigee: 173 km (107 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 89.60 min. Long delayed Seed Satellite, an experiment in which a large payload of seeds were exposed to te space environment for two weeks. The modified FSW optical reconnaisance satellite capsule was recovered in Sichuan at 02:43 GMT on September 24..

• Yaogan 2 - . Payload: Jianbing 6. Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CNSA. Manufacturer: CAST. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military Radarsat. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-6. USAF Sat Cat: 31490 . COSPAR: 2007-019A. Apogee: 655 km (406 mi). Perigee: 631 km (392 mi). Inclination: 97.80 deg. Period: 97.60 min. Second Chinese synthetic aperture radar military surveillance satellite..

• Zheda Pixing 1 - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: China. Agency: Zhejiang. Manufacturer: SIMIT. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Zheda Pixing. COSPAR: 2007-019x. Experimental microelectronics research picosatellite..

• Shenzhou 7 - . Crew: Jing Haipeng, Liu Buoming, Zhai Zhigang. Mass: 7,840 kg (17,280 lb). Nation: China. Related Persons: Jing Haipeng, Liu Buoming, Zhai Zhigang. Agency: SISE. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Shenzhou 7. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 2.85 days. Decay Date: 2008-09-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 33386 . COSPAR: 2008-047A. Apogee: 336 km (208 mi). Perigee: 329 km (204 mi). Inclination: 42.40 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  Third Chinese manned space mission. The crew consisted of Zhai Zhigang, backup astronaut for China's first manned space mission; and Liu Buoming and Jing Haipeng, backups for the second mission. The astronauts demonstrated the capability of the Shenzhou spacecraft to carry its full complement of three crew for the first time. Zhai, wearing a Chinese-developed Feitian space suit, emerged from the orbital module of the Shenzhou and became China's first astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. Liu, wearing a proven Russian Orlan spacesuit, remained in the depressurized orbital module, ready to assist Zhai in an emergency. A subsatellite, weighing 40 kg, was released after the EVA, and relayed back images of Shenzhou 7 from close range to a distance of several kilometers. The crew returned safely to earth in a pinpoint landing in Outer Mongolia, carried live on television. The orbital module remained in space, conducting space network experiments with the subsatellite.

• BX-1 - . Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Flight: Shenzhou 7. Spacecraft: Ban Xing. Decay Date: 2009-10-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 33392 . COSPAR: 2008-047G. Apogee: 331 km (205 mi). Perigee: 321 km (199 mi). Inclination: 42.40 deg. Period: 91.00 min. BanXing (companion satellite) subsatellite released by Shenzhou 7. If maneuvered away and back to the Shenzhou orbital module after the mission..

• Chuangxin-1-02 - . Mass: 90 kg (198 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: CX-1. USAF Sat Cat: 33433 . COSPAR: 2008-056A. Apogee: 805 km (500 mi). Perigee: 785 km (487 mi). Inclination: 98.50 deg. Period: 100.80 min. Microsat built by the Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology) and the Shanghai Academy of Space Technology. The satellite was designed to collect and relay hydrological and meteorological data and data for disaster relief..

• Shiyan Weixing 3 - . Payload: CAST1000C. Mass: 204 kg (449 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: CAST1000. USAF Sat Cat: 33434 . COSPAR: 2008-056B. Apogee: 806 km (500 mi). Perigee: 785 km (487 mi). Inclination: 98.50 deg. Period: 100.80 min. Built by the Harbin Institute of Technology and the DFH Satellite Company for 'experiments on new technologies in atmospheric exploration'..

• Yaogan 4 - . Payload: Jianbing 6. Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military Radarsat. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-6. USAF Sat Cat: 33446 . COSPAR: 2008-061A. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 632 km (392 mi). Inclination: 97.90 deg. Period: 97.60 min. Fourth 'Remote Sensing Satellite'; presumed military mission..

• SJ-11-01 - . Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. USAF Sat Cat: 36088 . COSPAR: 2009-061A. Apogee: 705 km (438 mi). Perigee: 688 km (427 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 98.70 min. Experimental Satellite, believed to carry infrared surveillance system sensors..

• Yaogan 7 - . Payload: Jianbing 6. Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-6. USAF Sat Cat: 36110 . COSPAR: 2009-069A. Apogee: 659 km (409 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 97.80 deg. Period: 97.50 min. Remote-Sensing Satellite, apparently a military optical surveillance satellite similar to YW-2 and YW-4..

• Target - . Nation: China. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target.

• Yaogan 9A - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 36413 . COSPAR: 2010-009A. Apogee: 1,107 km (687 mi). Perigee: 1,075 km (667 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.10 min.

• Yaogan 9B - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 36414 . COSPAR: 2010-009B. Apogee: 1,107 km (687 mi). Perigee: 1,075 km (667 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.10 min.

• Yaogan 9C - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 36415 . COSPAR: 2010-009C. Apogee: 1,107 km (687 mi). Perigee: 1,074 km (667 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.10 min.

• SJ-12 - . Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Military. Type: Anti-satellite system. Spacecraft: SJ-7. USAF Sat Cat: 36596 . COSPAR: 2010-027A. Apogee: 602 km (374 mi). Perigee: 578 km (359 mi). Inclination: 97.70 deg. Period: 96.50 min. Satellite inspector/interceptor. Carried out a close pass or even came in contact with the SJ-6/3A satellite on 19 August 2010. By 21 September was in a 580 km x 606 km x 97.8 deg orbit..

• Tianhui-1 Weixing - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Tianhui. USAF Sat Cat: 36985 . COSPAR: 2010-040A. Apogee: 507 km (315 mi). Perigee: 484 km (300 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. Period: 94.50 min. Research, mapping and land resource survey satellite..

• Yaogan 11 - . Payload: Zheda Pixing 1A / Jianbing 6. Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-6. USAF Sat Cat: 37165 . COSPAR: 2010-047A. Apogee: 669 km (415 mi). Perigee: 626 km (388 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.70 min. Carried earth imaging camera..

• Zheda Pixing 1B - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Zheda Pixing. USAF Sat Cat: 37166 . COSPAR: 2010-047B. Apogee: 657 km (408 mi). Perigee: 622 km (386 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.50 min. Picosatellite testing various systems for later operational satellites..

• Zheda Pixing 1C - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Zheda Pixing. USAF Sat Cat: 37167 . COSPAR: 2010-047C. Apogee: 657 km (408 mi). Perigee: 623 km (387 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.50 min. Picosatellite testing various systems for later operational satellites..

• SJ-11-03 - . Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. USAF Sat Cat: 37730 . COSPAR: 2011-030A. Apogee: 702 km (436 mi). Perigee: 691 km (429 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.70 min. Military satellite, believed to be equipped with infrared sensors, perhaps for ballistic missile launch detection..

• SJ-11-02 - . Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. USAF Sat Cat: 37765 . COSPAR: 2011-039A. Apogee: 705 km (438 mi). Perigee: 688 km (427 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.70 min. Believed to carry infrared surveillance system sensors..

• SJ-11-04 - . Nation: China. Agency: SISE. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. Fourth satellite of the SJ-11 infrared surveillance system failed to reach orbit when the second stage vernier engine suffered a mechanical failure..

• Tiangong 1 - . Mass: 8,500 kg (18,700 lb). Nation: China. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space station. Spacecraft Bus: Shenzhou. Spacecraft: Tiangong. Decay Date: 2018-04-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 37820 . COSPAR: 2011-053A. Apogee: 339 km (210 mi). Perigee: 330 km (200 mi). Inclination: 42.80 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  First Chinese manned space laboratory. Placed initially into a 198 km x 332 km x 42.8 deg orbit. Maneuvered to a 336 km x 353 km operational orbit by 30 September in preparation for arrival of the Shenzhou 8 spacecraft that would dock with it.

  On Mar 21 2016 China announced the end of "data service" with the Tiangong 1. The 8500 kg lab was in a 377 x 394 km x 42.8 deg orbit; it had made reboost manuevers about twice a year, the most recent on 2015 Dec 16.

• Shenzhou 8 - . Mass: 7,800 kg (17,100 lb). Nation: China. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 16.57 days. Decay Date: 2011-11-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 37859 . COSPAR: 2011-063A. Apogee: 338 km (210 mi). Perigee: 328 km (203 mi). Inclination: 42.80 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  Unmanned test of Shenzhou manned spacecraft. Automatically docked with Tiangong 1 space laboratory at 17:28 GMT on 2 November. Undocked on 14 November at 11:27 GMT, backed off 140 m, and conducted a second successful automatic docking at 11:53 GMT. Undocked the final time at 10:30 GMT on 16 November and landed in China at 11:32 GMT on 17 November.

• Chuangxin 1-03 - . Mass: 88 kg (194 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: CX-1. USAF Sat Cat: 37930 . COSPAR: 2011-068A. Apogee: 805 km (500 mi). Perigee: 784 km (487 mi). Inclination: 98.50 deg. Period: 100.80 min. Store-dump communications satellite developed by China Academy of Science, Shanghai Academy of Space Technology, and Shanghai Telecomm..

• Shiyan 4 - . Mass: 204 kg (449 lb). Nation: China. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: Shiyan. USAF Sat Cat: 37931 . COSPAR: 2011-068B. Apogee: 803 km (498 mi). Perigee: 784 km (487 mi). Inclination: 98.50 deg. Period: 100.70 min. Civilian resource satellite with digital imaging system capable of stereo Earth-terrain mapping..

• Test payload? - . Nation: China. Agency: PLA2AC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Maybe orbital attempt.

• Tianhui 1-02 - . Payload: Tianhui 1B. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Cartographic satellite. Spacecraft: Tianhui. USAF Sat Cat: 38256 . COSPAR: 2012-020A. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 485 km (301 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. Period: 94.50 min. Mapping-1 Satellite 02; carried visible-band mapping cameras with 5 m resolution..

• Shenzhou 9 - . Mass: 7,800 kg (17,100 lb). Nation: China. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 12.64 days. Decay Date: 2012-06-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 38461 . COSPAR: 2012-032A. Apogee: 355 km (220 mi). Perigee: 334 km (207 mi). Inclination: 42.80 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  First docking of a manned Shenzhou spacecraft with the Tiangong space laboratory. The crew was commanded by Jing Haipeng (who flew on Shenzhou 7) with rookies Liu Wang and Liu Yang, the first woman to fly in a Chinese space crew. At about 14:40 GMT on June 17 the ship maneuvered from 261 x 315 km to 315 x 326 km. On June 18 at 06:08 GMT the Shenzhou 9 spaceship docked with the Tiangong 1 spacelab. At 09:10 GMT the three astronauts opened the TG-1 hatch and entered the lab for the first time. The Shenzhou 9 crew undocked from Tiangong 1 at 030:9 GMT on June 24 and backed off to 300 m, then reapproached first to 140 m and then to a manually controlled redocking carried out by Liu Wang at 04:49 GMT. On June 28 at 01:22 GMT Shenhzhou 9 undocked again for the last time; a brief manual re-rendezvous to 140 m was carried out. Return to Earth came on June 29 with orbital module seperation at about 01:16 GMT, retrofire at 01:17 GMT, service module sep at 01:38 GMT and landing at 02:02 GMT in Siziwangqi, a district in Ulanqab prefecture in Inner Mongolia.

• Miranda VRSS-1 - . Payload: Miranda. Mass: 350 kg (770 lb). Nation: Venezuela. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: CAST2000. USAF Sat Cat: 38782 . COSPAR: 2012-052A. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 622 km (386 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 97.50 min.

  Chinese CAST-2000 class remote sensing satellite delivered for Venezuela into a sun-synchronous orbit. Originally designated VRSS-1 (Venezuela Remote Sensing Satellite 1), it was renamed Miranda in orbit after Sebastian Francisco de Miranda Rodriguez 'El Precursor' (1750-1816).

• Yaogan 16A - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 39011 . COSPAR: 2012-066A. Apogee: 1,096 km (681 mi). Perigee: 1,085 km (674 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.10 min. Believed to be a military naval SIGINT surveillance system, consisting of a main satellite and two subsatellites. Second such launch after 2010's Yaogan 9..

• Yaogan 16B - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 39012 . COSPAR: 2012-066B. Apogee: 1,095 km (680 mi). Perigee: 1,086 km (674 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.10 min.

• Yaogan 16C - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 39013 . COSPAR: 2012-066C. Apogee: 1,096 km (681 mi). Perigee: 1,085 km (674 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.10 min.

• Gokturk 2 - . Mass: 1,100 kg (2,400 lb). Nation: Turkey. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Proteus. USAF Sat Cat: 39030 . COSPAR: 2012-073A. Apogee: 691 km (429 mi). Perigee: 668 km (415 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.30 min. Earth observation satellite for the Turkish Defense Ministry. Provides high-resolution imagery of 2.5 m esolution panchromatic, 10 m multispectral (VNIR) and 20 m SWIR..

• Target RV - . Nation: China. Agency: PLA2AC. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM Target.

• Gaofen 1 - . Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: CAST2000. USAF Sat Cat: 39150 . COSPAR: 2013-018A. Apogee: 656 km (407 mi). Perigee: 628 km (390 mi). Inclination: 98.06 deg. Period: 97.56 min. High resolution imaging satellite with a 2 m resolution pan-chromatic camera, an 8 m resolution multi-spectral camera and a 16 m resolution wide-angle multi-spectral camera..

• NEE-01 Pegaso - . Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Nation: Ecuador. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39151 . COSPAR: 2013-018B. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Inclination: 98.07 deg. Period: 97.53 min. 1U cubesat for the Ecuadorian space agency EXA..

• Turksat-3USAT - . Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: Turkey. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39152 . COSPAR: 2013-018C. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 628 km (390 mi). Inclination: 98.05 deg. Period: 97.54 min. 3U cubesat from Istanbul Technical University..

• CubeBug-1 - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: Argentina. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39153 . COSPAR: 2013-018D. Apogee: 654 km (406 mi). Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Inclination: 98.07 deg. Period: 97.53 min. 2U cubesat from Argentina..

• Shenzhou 10 - . Crew: Nie Haisheng, Wang Yaping, Zhang Xiaoguang. Mass: 7,800 kg (17,100 lb). Nation: China. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 14.60 days. Decay Date: 2013-06-25 . USAF Sat Cat: 39179 . COSPAR: 2013-029A. Apogee: 337 km (209 mi). Perigee: 333 km (206 mi). Inclination: 42.78 deg. Period: 91.23 min.

  Docked with the Tiangong-1 spacelab on June 13 at 05:11 GMT. On June 23 the crew carried out a redocking exercise. They undocked Shenzhou 10 from Tiangong at 00:26 GMT, backed away from the station, and redocked with it at 02:00 GMT. On June 24 the crew undocked for the final time, made a flyaround of the Tiangong station, and then prepared to return to Earth. The deorbit burn was at about 23:23 GMT Jun3 25. The capsule landed in China at 00:07 GMT June 26, at 42.33N 111.36E.

• SJ-11-05 - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Early warning satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. USAF Sat Cat: 39202 . COSPAR: 2013-035A. Apogee: 702 km (436 mi). Perigee: 687 km (426 mi). Inclination: 98.15 deg. Period: 98.66 min. Suspected infrared-telescope-equipped missile early warning satellite; replaces the fourth spacecraft was lost in a launch failure in 2011..

• Yaogan 17A - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 39239 . COSPAR: 2013-046A. Apogee: 1,116 km (693 mi). Perigee: 1,065 km (661 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min.

  Triplet of naval surveillance satellites, believed to operate like the old US PARCAE/NOSS system, in which a group of loosely formation-flying spacecraft locate radio emitters using the difference in time of arrival of the radio signals at the different satellites.

• Yaogan 17B - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 39240 . COSPAR: 2013-046B. Apogee: 1,116 km (693 mi). Perigee: 1,065 km (661 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min.

• Yaogan 17C - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 39241 . COSPAR: 2013-046C. Apogee: 1,116 km (693 mi). Perigee: 1,064 km (661 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min.

• Kuaizhou-1 - . Payload: KZ-1. Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Kuaizhou satellite. Decay Date: 2015-09-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 39262 . COSPAR: 2013-053A. Apogee: 301 km (187 mi). Perigee: 279 km (173 mi). Inclination: 96.59 deg. Period: 90.31 min.

  First launch of China's Kuaizhou small quick-response launch vehicle. "Kuaizhou" means "Swift Boat". The solid propellant vehicle is thought to be built by CASIC in collaboration with the Harbin Institute of Technology and may be a derivative of the DF-21 family, like the failed KT-1 launch vehicle of 2002-2003. Development of the rocket began in 2010. The satellite's initial orbit was 275 x 293 km x 96.7 deg, raised on 27 September to 299 x 306 km. The satellite payload is operated by the State Remote Sensing Center. The satellite maneuvered following launch: its initial 275 x 293 km orbit, was raised on September 27 to 299 x 306 km. The orbit decayed to 279 x 288 km and then was raised on October 17 to 288 x 321 km; after a further decay another reboost on November 1 restored the orbit to 290 x 317 km. The third reboost on November 19 raised the orbit from 267 x 294 km to 287 x 322 km.

• SJ-16 - . Payload: SJ-16. Mass: 2,700 kg (5,900 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-6. USAF Sat Cat: 39358 . COSPAR: 2013-057A. Apogee: 614 km (381 mi). Perigee: 599 km (372 mi). Inclination: 74.98 deg. Period: 96.82 min. The mission of SJ-16 is unknown; the orbit represents a new profile for the series. The SJ ('practice') series satellites carry a mix of technology development and military payloads..

• Shiyan 5 Weixing - . Payload: SY-5. Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: CAST2000. USAF Sat Cat: 39455 . COSPAR: 2013-068A. Apogee: 755 km (469 mi). Perigee: 739 km (459 mi). Inclination: 97.96 deg. Period: 99.76 min. Experiment Satellite No 5..

• SJ-11-06 - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. USAF Sat Cat: 39624 . COSPAR: 2014-014A. Apogee: 704 km (437 mi). Perigee: 688 km (427 mi). Inclination: 98.25 deg. Period: 98.68 min. Sixth satellite in China's Shi Jian 11 constellation, replacing SJ11-01 in that orbital slot. The SJ11 satellites were rumoured to carry infrared sensors of some kind..

• Nation: China. Agency: PLA2AC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

• Target - . Nation: China. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test flight..

• Yaogan 20b - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 40110 . COSPAR: 2014-047B. Apogee: 1,094 km (679 mi). Perigee: 1,087 km (675 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.05 min.

• Yaogan 20c - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 40111 . COSPAR: 2014-047C. Apogee: 1,094 km (679 mi). Perigee: 1,087 km (675 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 107.05 min.

• Yaogan 20a - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Agency: CASC. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 40109 . COSPAR: 2014-047A. Apogee: 1,066 km (662 mi). Perigee: 1,054 km (654 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 106.41 min. Triplet satellites, the fourth in a series; previous triplet clusters were Yaogan 9, 16 and 17. They were thought to be analogous to the old US NOSS/PARCAE ocean surveillance system..

• Chuangxin 1-04 - . Mass: 90 kg (198 lb). Nation: China. Spacecraft: CX-1. USAF Sat Cat: 40137 . COSPAR: 2014-051B. Apogee: 810 km (500 mi). Perigee: 777 km (482 mi). Inclination: 98.45 deg. Period: 100.74 min. Satellite from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, for message data relay, in a sun syncronous orbit with 06:30 local time of descending node..

• Ling Qiao - . Mass: 135 kg (297 lb). Nation: China. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Ling Qiao. USAF Sat Cat: 40136 . COSPAR: 2014-051A. Apogee: 809 km (502 mi). Perigee: 777 km (482 mi). Inclination: 98.45 deg. Period: 100.73 min. Smart Communications Test Satellite, a joint venture of Tsinghua University and Xinwei Telecom, for tests of multimedia data transmission, in a sun syncronous orbit with 06:30 local time of descending node..

• SJ-11-07 - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. USAF Sat Cat: 40261 . COSPAR: 2014-059A. Apogee: 700 km (430 mi). Perigee: 684 km (425 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.61 min. Seventh satellite in the Shi Jian 11 constellation, thought perhaps to be used for infrared missile tracking and early warning..

• SJ-11-08 - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: SJ-11. USAF Sat Cat: 40286 . COSPAR: 2014-066A. Apogee: 700 km (430 mi). Perigee: 681 km (423 mi). Inclination: 98.25 deg. Period: 98.58 min. Eighth and final satellite in the Shi Jian 11 series, believed to be a military surveillance satellite of some kind. Sun synchronous orbit; 1315 GMT local time of the descending node..

• Yaogan 24 - . Payload: Jianbing 6. Mass: 1,300 kg (2,800 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-6. USAF Sat Cat: 40310 . COSPAR: 2014-072A. Apogee: 652 km (405 mi). Perigee: 627 km (389 mi). Inclination: 97.95 deg. Period: 97.51 min. Imaging spy satellite in the same series as Yaogan 2, 4, 7, and 11. The CZ-2D second stage was deorbited after deploying the satellite. Sun synchronous orbit; 1330 GMT local time of the descending node..

• Kuaizhou-2 - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Kuaizhou satellite. Decay Date: 2016-10-09 . USAF Sat Cat: 40311 . COSPAR: 2014-073A. Apogee: 318 km (197 mi). Perigee: 283 km (175 mi). Inclination: 96.50 deg. Period: 90.53 min.

  Second launch of the Chinese 2nd Artillery's operationally responsive Kuaizhou (Swift Boat) launch vehicle with a military payload. Kuaizhou 1 was launched to a similar sun synchronous orbit with 11:00 local time of the descending node in September 2013; after regular maintenance burns for a year, during October 2014 Kuaizhou 1's orbit was raised to 365 x 390 km. Kuaizhou-2 was in a sun synchronous orbit; 1300 GMT local time of the descending node.

• Yaogan 25a - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 40338 . COSPAR: 2014-080A. Apogee: 1,106 km (687 mi). Perigee: 1,074 km (667 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min. Fifth Yaogan mission. Each consisted of a main satellite and two subsatellites..

• Yaogan 25b - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 40339 . COSPAR: 2014-080B. Apogee: 1,106 km (687 mi). Perigee: 1,074 km (667 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min.

• Yaogan 25c - . Mass: 200 kg (440 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Naval SIGINT. Spacecraft Bus: Jianbing. Spacecraft: JB-8. USAF Sat Cat: 40340 . COSPAR: 2014-080C. Apogee: 1,106 km (687 mi). Perigee: 1,074 km (667 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min.

• Gaofen 9 - . Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: CAST2000. USAF Sat Cat: 40894 . COSPAR: 2015-047A. Apogee: 666 km (413 mi). Perigee: 617 km (383 mi). Inclination: 98.01 deg. Period: 97.55 min. High resolution imaging satellite. GF-9 have replaced GF-1, launched in 2013 to a similar sun synchronous orbit (11:00 local time longitude of descending node)..

• Pujiang-1 - . Mass: 300 kg (660 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Pujiang. USAF Sat Cat: 40925 . COSPAR: 2015-051A. Apogee: 487 km (302 mi). Perigee: 465 km (288 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.13 min.

  First launch of the CZ-11 solid-fuel, four-stage, light launch vehicle, though to be related to the DF-31 and DF-41 ICBMs. Pujiang, the Chinese Technology Experiment Satellite, was designed to promote the construction of smart cities in China, by monitoring urban weather, traffic and population density. It was the first Chinese satellite to use 3D printing for the titanium structure of its antenna. It included a Wi-Fi router providing a communication network between the three Tianwang cubesats released on the same launch.

• Shangkeda-2 - . Payload: TIANWANG 1C (TW-1C). Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40926 . COSPAR: 2015-051B. Apogee: 485 km (301 mi). Perigee: 460 km (280 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg. Period: 94.04 min.

  Part of the Tianwang constallation of three CubeSats for space networking experiments. Codeveloped by the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (SECM), the Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), GomSpace Denmark, Tekever Space Portugal and NanoSpace Sweden.

• NJUST-2 - . Payload: TIANWANG 1B (TW-1B). Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40927 . COSPAR: 2015-051C. Apogee: 485 km (301 mi). Perigee: 462 km (287 mi). Inclination: 97.31 deg. Period: 94.07 min.

• NJFA-1 - . Payload: TIANWANG 1A (TW-1A). Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 40928 . COSPAR: 2015-051D. Apogee: 485 km (301 mi). Perigee: 463 km (287 mi). Inclination: 97.29 deg. Period: 94.08 min.

• Jilin-1 Optical A - . Payload: LQSAT. Mass: 420 kg (920 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin. USAF Sat Cat: 40958 . COSPAR: 2015-057A. Apogee: 666 km (413 mi). Perigee: 639 km (397 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.78 min.

  Satellite cluster deployed in a single launch, described as China's first commercial imaging satellite system, built by the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Company, a spinoff of the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) in Jilin province. The 420-kg main satellite had an 0.7 m resolution imager. Two 92-kg 'smart video imaging satellites' and a single 50-kg 'smart imaging verification satellite' completed the cluster.

• Jilin-1 Video 1 - . Payload: LINGQIAO VIDEO A. Mass: 95 kg (209 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin. USAF Sat Cat: 40959 . COSPAR: 2015-057B. Apogee: 665 km (413 mi). Perigee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.77 min. One of two 'smart video imaging' satellites in the Jilin cluster..

• Jilin-1 Video 2 - . Payload: LINGQIAO VIDEO B. Mass: 95 kg (209 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin. USAF Sat Cat: 40960 . COSPAR: 2015-057C. Apogee: 665 km (413 mi). Perigee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.76 min. One of two 'smart video imaging' satellites in the Jilin cluster..

• Jilin-1 Tech Demo - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Jilin. USAF Sat Cat: 40961 . COSPAR: 2015-057D. Apogee: 665 km (413 mi). Perigee: 637 km (395 mi). Inclination: 98.04 deg. Period: 97.75 min. 'Smart imaging verification satellite', part of the Jilin cluster..

• Tianhui 1-03 - . Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Tianhui. USAF Sat Cat: 40988 . COSPAR: 2015-061A. Apogee: 501 km (311 mi). Perigee: 490 km (300 mi). Inclination: 97.36 deg. Period: 94.52 min. Third Tianhui-1 cartography satellite, launched into the same local-time orbital plane as the prior two, with a 03:30 local time longitude of descending node sun synchronous orbit..

• Target - . Nation: China. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target mission. Impacted Korla..

• Wukong - . Nation: China. Class: Astronomy. Type: Astronomy satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41173 . COSPAR: 2015-078A. Apogee: 504 km (313 mi). Perigee: 487 km (302 mi). Inclination: 97.30 deg.

  China launched the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE), given the postlaunch name Wukong ('Monkey King'). DAMPE was a Chinese Academy of Sciences particle physics experiment with a bismuth-germanium oxide calorimeter, and will study electrons, gamma rays and cosmic rays in the GeV to TeV energy range. The satellite has a mass of 1900 kg.

• Shi Jian 10 - . Nation: China. Class: Materials. Type: Materials science satellite. Spacecraft: FSW. Decay Date: 2016-04-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 41448 . COSPAR: 2016-023A. Apogee: 267 km (165 mi). Perigee: 233 km (144 mi). Inclination: 42.90 deg.

  SJ-10 microgravity experiment satellite launched into low orbit. SJ-10 was based on the old FSW recoverable film-based spy satellites. The main experiment section separated and returned to Earth at the end of the mission. Shi Jian-10 microgravity satellite's reentry vehicle separated from the service module on Apr 18 at 0815 UTC and landed in China at 0830 UTC. The service module remains in a 253 x 269 km orbit, recataloged as a new object. It adjusted its orbit on Apr 22 but as of May 18 had not made further maneuvers.

• Shi Jian 16-02 - . Payload: SJ 16-02. Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: ELINT. Spacecraft: DFH-4. USAF Sat Cat: 41634 . COSPAR: 2016-043A. Apogee: 616 km (382 mi). Perigee: 596 km (370 mi). Inclination: 75.00 deg. Chinese technology satellite..

• Mozi - . Payload: QSS. Nation: China. Class: Science. Type: Science satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41731 . COSPAR: 2016-051A. Apogee: 584 km (362 mi). Perigee: 488 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg.

  The QUESS (Quantum Experiment Scientific Satellite, liangzi kexue shiyan weixing) was named 'Mozi hao' after the Chinese philosopher Mo Zi (470-390BC), who was credited with the first mention of a camera obscura. The Mozi satellite performed communications experiments using quantum entanglement; developed by the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites.

• Lixing-1 - . Nation: China. Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere satellite. Decay Date: 2016-08-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 41733 . COSPAR: 2016-051C. Apogee: 140 km (80 mi). Perigee: 124 km (77 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg.

  Lixing-1 (Drag Star 1, also referred to as Qibo Daqi Kexue Shiyan Weixing or Upper atmosphere scientific experimental satellite), which was to study atmospheric density after lowering its orbit to 100 to 150 km; developed by the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites. The Lixing-1 upper atmosphere study satellite lowered its orbit on Aug 16 from 488 x 504 km to only 124 x 140 km, the lowest ever orbit for an active spacecraft. It reentered on Aug 19.

• 3Cat-2 - . Nation: China. Class: Earth. Type: Altimeter. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41732 . COSPAR: 2016-051B. Apogee: 503 km (312 mi). Perigee: 485 km (301 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. A6U cubesat from the Universita Politecnica de Catalunya in Spain. 3Cat-2 carried the PYCARO altimeter which used GPS signal reflection off the Earth to measure altitude. 0000LT SSO,..

• Tiangong-2 - . Nation: China. Class: Manned. Type: Manned space laboratory. Spacecraft Bus: Shenzhou. Spacecraft: Tiangong. USAF Sat Cat: 41765 . COSPAR: 2016-057A. Apogee: 389 km (241 mi). Perigee: 379 km (235 mi). Inclination: 42.80 deg.

  China's second space laboratory was launched on Sep 15. Tiangong 2 had a mass of 8600 kg and was launched into a low perigee orbit by a CZ-2F rocket. On Sep 16 at about 0904 UTC the lab raised its orbit from an initial 197 x 373 km to 369 x 378 km x 42.8 deg; on Sep 26 the lab moved to a 381 x 389 km orbit.

• Shenzhou 11 - . Crew: Jing Haipeng, Chen Dong. Mass: 7,800 kg (17,100 lb). Nation: China. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Shenzhou 11. Spacecraft: Shenzhou. Duration: 32.27 days. Decay Date: 2016-11-18 . USAF Sat Cat: 41812 . COSPAR: 2016-061A. Apogee: 389 km (241 mi). Perigee: 378 km (234 mi). Inclination: 42.80 deg.

  China launched Shenhzou 11 with astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong; two days later, at 1924 UTC Oct 18, it docked with Tiangong-2 to begin a month-long mission. The Chinese astronauts Jing and Chen completed work aboard the Tiangong-2 spacelab on Nov 17 and undocked in Shenzhou-11 at 0441 UTC. Shenzhou 11 landed near Zhurihezen in Inner Mongolia province at 0559 UTC.

• TG-2 bansui weixing - . Payload: Banxing-2. Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41834 . COSPAR: 2016-057H. Apogee: 384 km (238 mi). Perigee: 374 km (232 mi). Inclination: 42.80 deg. Released from Tiangong-2 in low earth orbit. A 47 kg 'bansui weixing' (subsatellite) which remained in formation with TG-2 to image the complex..

• Maichong Xing SW - . Payload: XPNAV-1. Nation: China. Class: Astronomy. Type: Astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41841 . COSPAR: 2016-066A. Apogee: 512 km (318 mi). Perigee: 493 km (306 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg.

  Second launch of the small solid-fuel CZ-11 launch vehicle from Jiuquan. It carried the 240 kg Maichong Xing Shiyan Weixing (Pulse Star Experimental Satellite) which will test the concept of navigation using the signals from X-ray millisecond pulsars. These compact stars spin hundreds of times a second and the X-ray flashes from their magnetic poles swishing past us at that high rate can be used as a very accurate clock, the key component of a GPS-like navigation system. The concept was developed some years ago by the NRL team and it was hoped to use it in future US space systems. The launch also carried four cubesat-class payloads.

• Xiaioxiang-1 - . Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41842 . COSPAR: 2016-066B. Apogee: 511 km (317 mi). Perigee: 492 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. From Tianyi Research Institute in Changsha, a 6U cubesat with a precision attitude control system experiment intended for future astronomy missions..

• Lishui 1-01 - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41843 . COSPAR: 2016-066C. Apogee: 511 km (317 mi). Perigee: 491 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. Imaging satellite launched to begin a commercial constellation for Zhejiang LiYi Electronic Technology Co..

• KS-1Q - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41844 . COSPAR: 2016-066D. Apogee: 511 km (317 mi). Perigee: 491 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. Instrument package, attached to the CZ-11 final stage, measured the launch vehicle environment..

• CAS-2T - . Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41844 . COSPAR: 2016-066D. Apogee: 511 km (317 mi). Perigee: 491 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.40 deg. Amateur radio payload in a 1U cubesat; remained attached to the launch vehicle..

• Yunhai-1 01 - . Nation: China. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: CAST2000. USAF Sat Cat: 41857 . COSPAR: 2016-068A. Apogee: 787 km (489 mi). Perigee: 760 km (470 mi). Inclination: 98.50 deg. Meteorology satellite by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology..

• Tan Weixing - . Payload: TANSAT. Nation: China. Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41898 . COSPAR: 2016-081A. Apogee: 719 km (446 mi). Perigee: 690 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg.

  China's Tan Weixing (Carbon Satellite or TanSat) carried a high resolution grating spectrometer to measure CO2 and O2 distribution and a wide field of view cloud/aerosol imager. The 620 kg satellite was to map global CO2 sources and sinks with a precision of 1 percent. Three smaller payloads from the Shanghai microsatellite center were also carried. 0138LT SSO.

• Spark-01 - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41900 . COSPAR: 2016-081C. Apogee: 720 km (440 mi). Perigee: 690 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. 50 kg satellite with hyperspectral imager..

• Spark-02 - . Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41901 . COSPAR: 2016-081D. Apogee: 726 km (451 mi). Perigee: 690 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. About 50 kg each. Spark-01 and Spark-02 have hyperspectral imagers; the third, referred to as Chao fenbianlu duo guangpu chengxiang weixing (Ultra-resolution multispectral imaging satellite) has a 1.4m resolution imager.

• CFDG - . Payload: YIJIAN. Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41899 . COSPAR: 2016-081B. Apogee: 728 km (452 mi). Perigee: 690 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. 50 kg satellite, referred to as Chao fenbianlu duo guangpu chengxiang weixing (Ultra-resolution multispectral imaging satellite), with a 1.4m resolution imager..

• Linye 1 (Jilin-1S3) - . Payload: Jilin-1-03. Nation: China. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41914 . COSPAR: 2017-002B. Apogee: 545 km (338 mi). Perigee: 513 km (318 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg.

  See Jilin-1 Video-03 (Jilin Linye 1). Kuaizhou-1A quick-response rocket test. The earlier KZ-1 rocket was used for two low orbit imaging satellites which remained integrated with the upper stage; in the commercialized KZ-1A version the 4th stage separates from the payloads, and launch services are provided by EXPACE, the commercial arm of KZ-1A builder CASIC (which also builds the DF-21 missile that KZ-1/1A was based on). The main payload was Chang Guang Satellite Technology Ltd's "Jilin-1 linqiao shipin xing 03 xing", also called Jilin Linye 1 Weixing (Jilin Forestry 1 satellite). The 165 kg sat has a 1m resolution Earth imager. Two 2U cubesats were also carried. 1030LT SSO.

• Caton-1 - . Nation: China. Class: Communications. Type: Communications satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 41913 . COSPAR: 2017-002A. Apogee: 546 km (339 mi). Perigee: 530 km (320 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. See Kaidun 1 (Caton 1). Caton-1 (or Kaidun-1) for Caton Technology Co. Ltd. 1030LT SSO..

• Xingyun Shiyan 1 - . Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 41915 . COSPAR: 2017-002C. Apogee: 541 km (336 mi). Perigee: 529 km (328 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. See XY S1 (Xingyun Shiyan 1). 2U cubesat for the CASIC 9th Academy..

• Tiankun-1 - . Payload: TK-1. Nation: China. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. USAF Sat Cat: 42061 . COSPAR: 2017-012A. Apogee: 404 km (251 mi). Perigee: 373 km (231 mi). Inclination: 96.90 deg.

  See Tiankun 1. China's CASIC missile agency launched the KT-2, a new orbital launch vehicle developed by CASIC's 4th Academy. It placed a small satellite, Tiankun-1, in orbit. Tiankun 1, built by the CASIC 2nd Academy (CCMETA), was a test of a new satellite bus and probably has a mass of a few hundred kg.

• Huiyan - . Payload: HXMT. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 42758 . COSPAR: 2017-034A. Apogee: 547 km (339 mi). Perigee: 535 km (332 mi). Inclination: 43.02 deg. Period: 95.46 min. See HXMT (Huiyan). ..

• OVS-1B - . Payload: Zhuhai-1-02; ZHUHAI-1 02. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 42759 . COSPAR: 2017-034B. Apogee: 544 km (338 mi). Perigee: 531 km (329 mi). Inclination: 43.02 deg. Period: 95.40 min. See OVS 1B (Zhuhai-1 01B, CAS 4B). ..

• Milanesat - . Payload: Nusat-3. Nation: Argentina. USAF Sat Cat: 42760 . COSPAR: 2017-034C. Apogee: 542 km (336 mi). Perigee: 531 km (329 mi). Inclination: 43.02 deg. Period: 95.37 min. See ÑuSat 3 (Aleph-1 3, Milanesat). ..

• OVS-1A - . Payload: Zhuhai-1-01; ZHUHAI-1 01. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 42761 . COSPAR: 2017-034D. Apogee: 544 km (338 mi). Perigee: 531 km (329 mi). Inclination: 43.02 deg. Period: 95.39 min. See OVS 1A (Zhuhai-1 01A, CAS 4A). ..

• Target - . Nation: China. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM Target. Intercept over China..

• Antonio Jose de Sucre - . Payload: VRSS-2. Nation: Venezuela. USAF Sat Cat: 42954 . COSPAR: 2017-060A. Apogee: 655 km (406 mi). Perigee: 628 km (390 mi). Inclination: 97.98 deg. Period: 97.56 min. See VRSS 2 (Antonio José de Sucre). ..

• Ludi Kancha Weixing yi hao - . Payload: LKW-1. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43034 . COSPAR: 2017-077A. Apogee: 503 km (312 mi). Perigee: 488 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.42 deg. Period: 94.53 min. See LKW 1. ..

• Ludi Kancha Weixing er hao - . Payload: LKW-2. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43080 . COSPAR: 2017-084A. Apogee: 501 km (311 mi). Perigee: 490 km (300 mi). Inclination: 97.42 deg. Period: 94.53 min. See LKW 2. ..

• Ludi Kancha Weixing san hao - . Payload: LKW-3. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43146 . COSPAR: 2018-006A. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Perigee: 491 km (305 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.53 min. See LKW 3. ..

• Hunan xiangjian xinqu hao - . Payload: Tianyi-2; XIAOXIANG 2. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43155 . COSPAR: 2018-008A. Apogee: 547 km (339 mi). Perigee: 520 km (320 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 95.31 min. See Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1). ..

• Huai'an hao Enlai xing - . Payload: Huia'an; ZHOU ENLAI. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43156 . COSPAR: 2018-008B. Apogee: 546 km (339 mi). Perigee: 524 km (325 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 95.34 min. See Zhou Enlai (HA 1). ..

• KIPP - . Payload: Kepler-0; KEPLER-0 (KIPP). Nation: Canada. USAF Sat Cat: 43157 . COSPAR: 2018-008C. Apogee: 548 km (340 mi). Perigee: 524 km (325 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 95.36 min. See KIPP. ..

• Quan Tu Tong 1 - . Payload: Tianyi-6; QUANTUTONG 1. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43158 . COSPAR: 2018-008D. Apogee: 547 km (339 mi). Perigee: 525 km (326 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 95.36 min. See Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1). ..

• Jilin-1 Shipin 7 - . Payload: LSC Weixing 7; JILIN-01-07. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43159 . COSPAR: 2018-008E. Apogee: 548 km (340 mi). Perigee: 527 km (327 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 95.38 min. See Jilin-1 Video-07 (Deqing 1). ..

• Jilin-1 Shipin 8 - . Payload: LSC Weixing 8; JILIN-01-08. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43160 . COSPAR: 2018-008F. Apogee: 545 km (338 mi). Perigee: 529 km (328 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 95.38 min. See Jilin-1 Video-08 (Jilin Linye 2). ..

• FengMaNiu 1 - . Payload: FMN 1; FENGMANIU-1. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43192 . COSPAR: 2018-015A. Apogee: 507 km (315 mi). Perigee: 482 km (299 mi). Inclination: 97.38 deg. Period: 94.51 min. See FengMaNiu 1 (FMN 1). ..

• Zhang Heng 1 - . Payload: CSES; ZHANGZHENG-1. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43194 . COSPAR: 2018-015C. Apogee: 515 km (320 mi). Perigee: 490 km (300 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.67 min. See Zhangheng 1 (CSES 1). ..

• Ada - . Payload: Nusat-4. Nation: Argentina. USAF Sat Cat: 43195 . COSPAR: 2018-015D. Apogee: 509 km (316 mi). Perigee: 482 km (299 mi). Inclination: 97.38 deg. Period: 94.52 min. See ÑuSat 4 (Aleph-1 4, Ada). ..

• GOMX-4B - . Nation: Denmark. USAF Sat Cat: 43196 . COSPAR: 2018-015E. Apogee: 508 km (315 mi). Perigee: 480 km (290 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.50 min. See GOMX 4B. ..

• Ulloriaq - . Payload: GOMX-4A; GOMX4-A. Nation: Denmark. USAF Sat Cat: 43197 . COSPAR: 2018-015F. Apogee: 509 km (316 mi). Perigee: 480 km (290 mi). Inclination: 97.37 deg. Period: 94.49 min. See GOMX 4A (Ulloriaq). ..

• Shaonian Xing - . Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43199 . COSPAR: 2018-015H. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 480 km (290 mi). Inclination: 97.36 deg. Period: 94.47 min. See Shaonian Xing (MXSat 1, Juvenile 1F). ..

• Maryam - . Payload: Nusat-5; NUSAT 5. Nation: Argentina. USAF Sat Cat: 43204 . COSPAR: 2018-015K. Apogee: 508 km (315 mi). Perigee: 482 km (299 mi). Inclination: 97.38 deg. Period: 94.51 min. See ÑuSat 5 (Aleph-1 5, Maryam). ..

• Target - . Nation: China. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). ABM Target. Intercept over Urumqi?..

• Ludi Kancha Weixing si hao - . Payload: LKW-4. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43236 . COSPAR: 2018-025A. Apogee: 501 km (311 mi). Perigee: 490 km (300 mi). Inclination: 97.36 deg. Period: 94.53 min. See LKW 4. ..

• Yaogan 31 hao 01 zu 01 xing - . Payload: Jianbing-8 06-1; YAOGAN-31 A. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43275 . COSPAR: 2018-034A. Apogee: 1,116 km (693 mi). Perigee: 1,064 km (661 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min. See Yaogan 31A (JB-8 6A). ..

• Yaogan 31 hao 01 zu 02 xing - . Payload: Jianbing-8 06-2; YAOGAN-31 B. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43276 . COSPAR: 2018-034B. Apogee: 1,116 km (693 mi). Perigee: 1,064 km (661 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min. See Yaogan 31B (JB-8 6B). ..

• Yaogan 31 hao 01 zu 03 xing - . Payload: Jianbing-8 06-3; YAOGAN-31 C. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43277 . COSPAR: 2018-034C. Apogee: 1,116 km (693 mi). Perigee: 1,064 km (661 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min. See Yaogan 31C (JB-8 6C). ..

• Weina Jishu Shiyan Weixing - . Payload: Weina Jishu Shiyan Weixin; WEINA 1B. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43279 . COSPAR: 2018-034E. Apogee: 1,116 km (693 mi). Perigee: 1,064 km (661 mi). Inclination: 63.41 deg. Period: 107.05 min. See Weina 1B. ..

• Qingkeda 1 - . Payload: OHS-01; ZHUHAI-1 OHS-01. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43439 . COSPAR: 2018-040A. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). Perigee: 503 km (312 mi). Inclination: 97.38 deg. Period: 94.85 min. See OVS 2A. ..

• OVS-2 - . Payload: Zhuhai-1 Group 2; ZHUHAI-1 OVS-02. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43440 . COSPAR: 2018-040B. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). Perigee: 503 km (312 mi). Inclination: 97.38 deg. Period: 94.85 min. See OVS 2A. ..

• OHS-1 02 xing - . Payload: OHS-02; ZHUHAI-1 OHS-02. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43441 . COSPAR: 2018-040C. Apogee: 520 km (320 mi). Perigee: 503 km (312 mi). Inclination: 97.39 deg. Period: 94.85 min. See OHS 2A (Qingkeda 1). ..

• Guiyang-1 - . Payload: OHS-03; ZHUHAI-1 OHS-03. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43442 . COSPAR: 2018-040D. Apogee: 517 km (321 mi). Perigee: 506 km (314 mi). Inclination: 97.38 deg. Period: 94.85 min. See OHS 2C (Guiyang 1). ..

• OHS-1 04 xing - . Payload: OHS-04; ZHUHAI-1 OHS-04. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43443 . COSPAR: 2018-040E. Apogee: 515 km (320 mi). Perigee: 508 km (315 mi). Inclination: 97.38 deg. Period: 94.85 min. See OHS 2D. ..

• Gao Fen 6 - . Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43484 . COSPAR: 2018-048A. Apogee: 647 km (402 mi). Perigee: 634 km (393 mi). Inclination: 98.03 deg. Period: 97.53 min. See Gaofen 6 (GF 6). ..

• Luojia-1 KSW 01 xing - . Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43485 . COSPAR: 2018-048B. Apogee: 648 km (402 mi). Perigee: 633 km (393 mi). Inclination: 98.03 deg. Period: 97.53 min. See Luojia 1-01 (LJ 1-01). ..

• PRSS-1 - . Nation: Pakistan. USAF Sat Cat: 43529 . COSPAR: 2018-056A. Apogee: 625 km (388 mi). Perigee: 588 km (365 mi). Inclination: 98.03 deg. Period: 96.82 min. See PRSS 1. ..

• PakTES-1a - . Payload: PakTES-1; PRSS 1. Nation: Pakistan. USAF Sat Cat: 43530 . COSPAR: 2018-056B. Apogee: 640 km (390 mi). Perigee: 638 km (396 mi). Inclination: 98.05 deg. Period: 97.51 min. See PRSS 1. ..

• Hyperbola-1Z - . Nation: China. Apogee: 108 km (67 mi). Test mission. TFJR-1 / CDGX-1 / Erebus; Impacted Jiuquan.

• Xiangrikui 1 - . Payload: Centispace-1-1S; CENTISPACE-1 S1. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43636 . COSPAR: 2018-075A. Apogee: 710 km (440 mi). Perigee: 695 km (431 mi). Inclination: 98.20 deg. Period: 98.82 min. See CentiSpace-1 S1 (Xiangrikui 1). ..

• Yaogan 32 hao 01 zu 01 xing - . Payload: Chuangxin-5 10 xing?; YAOGAN-32 A. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43642 . COSPAR: 2018-077A. Apogee: 696 km (432 mi). Perigee: 695 km (431 mi). Inclination: 98.26 deg. Period: 98.68 min. See Yaogan 32-01-01. ..

• Yaogan 32 hao 01 zu 02 xing - . Payload: Chuangxin-5 11 xing?; YAOGAN-32 B. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43643 . COSPAR: 2018-077B. Apogee: 696 km (432 mi). Perigee: 695 km (431 mi). Inclination: 98.26 deg. Period: 98.68 min. See Yaogan 32-01-02. ..

• RV - . Nation: China. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test mission. Impacted Urumqi?.

• Weilai - . Payload: Weilai hao weixing. Nation: China. COSPAR: 2018-F02. See Weilai 1 (Future 1). ..

• Zhongfa Haiyang Weixing - . Payload: CFOSat. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43662 . COSPAR: 2018-083A. Apogee: 518 km (321 mi). Perigee: 516 km (320 mi). Inclination: 97.52 deg. Period: 94.97 min. See CFOSAT (Zhongfa Haiyangxue Weixing). ..

• Changsha gaoxin - . Payload: TY-4-01. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43663 . COSPAR: 2018-083B. Apogee: 523 km (324 mi). Perigee: 510 km (310 mi). Inclination: 97.52 deg. Period: 94.95 min. See Changshagaoxin (TY 4-01). ..

• Xiaoxiang-1 02 xing - . Payload: TY-1-02. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43664 . COSPAR: 2018-083C. Apogee: 523 km (324 mi). Perigee: 508 km (315 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 94.94 min. See CFOSAT (Zhongfa Haiyangxue Weixing). ..

• Zhaojin-1 - . Payload: TY-4-02. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43665 . COSPAR: 2018-083D. Apogee: 524 km (325 mi). Perigee: 507 km (315 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 94.93 min. See Tongchuan 1 (Zhaojin 1, TY 4-02). ..

• Xinghe - . Payload: TY-1-03. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43666 . COSPAR: 2018-083E. Apogee: 523 km (324 mi). Perigee: 505 km (313 mi). Inclination: 97.53 deg. Period: 94.91 min. See Xinghe (Tianfuguoxing 1, TY 1-03). ..

• Tianqi-1 - . Payload: Tianqi yi hao. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43668 . COSPAR: 2018-083G. Apogee: 523 km (324 mi). Perigee: 510 km (310 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 94.95 min. See Tiange 1. ..

• CubeBel-1 - . Payload: BSUSat-1. Nation: China. USAF Sat Cat: 43669 . COSPAR: 2018-083H. Apogee: 523 km (324 mi). Perigee: 510 km (310 mi). Inclination: 97.52 deg. Period: 94.95 min. See CubeBel 1 (BSUSat 1). ..

• Unknown Chinese payload - . Payload: -. Nation: China. COSPAR: 2018-083J.

• Jiading-1 - . Nation: China. Type: Comms. USAF Sat Cat: 43711 . COSPAR: 2018-094B. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 488 km (303 mi). Inclination: 97.41 deg. Period: 94.55 min. See Jiading 1 (OKW 01). 0600LT SSO..

• Tianzhi 1 - . Nation: China. Type: Tech. USAF Sat Cat: 43712 . COSPAR: 2018-094C. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 487 km (302 mi). Inclination: 97.41 deg. Period: 94.54 min. See Tianzhi 1. 0600LT SSO..

• Tianping-1A - . Nation: China. Type: Calib. USAF Sat Cat: 43713 . COSPAR: 2018-094D. Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Perigee: 485 km (301 mi). Inclination: 97.41 deg. Period: 94.52 min. See Tianping 1A. 0600LT SSO..

• Tianping-1B - . Nation: China. Type: Calib. USAF Sat Cat: 43714 . COSPAR: 2018-094E. Apogee: 505 km (313 mi). Perigee: 487 km (302 mi). Inclination: 97.41 deg. Period: 94.54 min. See Tianping 1B. 0600LT SSO..

• SaudiSat-5A - . Nation: TBD. Type: Tech 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43831 . COSPAR: 2018-102A. Apogee: 554 km (344 mi). Perigee: 532 km (330 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.50 min. See Saudisat 5A. 1030LT SSO..

• SaudiSat-5B - . Nation: TBD. Type: Tech 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43832 . COSPAR: 2018-102B. Apogee: 553 km (343 mi). Perigee: 530 km (320 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.47 min. See Saudisat 5B. 1030LT SSO..

• TY/DF-1 - . Nation: TBD. Type: Tech 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43833 . COSPAR: 2018-102C. Apogee: 553 km (343 mi). Perigee: 530 km (320 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.47 min. 1030LT SSO.

• TFSTAR - . Nation: TBD. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43834 . COSPAR: 2018-102D. Apogee: 552 km (342 mi). Perigee: 530 km (320 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.47 min. 1030LT SSO.

• Xinjiang Jiaotong--01 - . Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43835 . COSPAR: 2018-102E. Apogee: 553 km (343 mi). Perigee: 529 km (328 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.46 min. 1030LT SSO.

• Piao chong 1 - . Payload: Ladybird 1. Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43836 . COSPAR: 2018-102F. Apogee: 553 km (343 mi). Perigee: 529 km (328 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.46 min. 1030LT SSO. Additional Details: here....

• Piao chong 2 - . Payload: Ladybird 2, Elvis Presley). Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43837 . COSPAR: 2018-102G. Apogee: 552 km (342 mi). Perigee: 528 km (328 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.44 min. 1030LT SSO. Additional Details: here....

• Piao chong 3 - . Payload: Ladybird 3, Hua Mi. Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43838 . COSPAR: 2018-102H. Apogee: 553 km (343 mi). Perigee: 527 km (327 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.44 min. 1030LT SSO. Additional Details: here....

• Piao chong 4 - . Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43839 . COSPAR: 2018-102J. Apogee: 552 km (342 mi). Perigee: 526 km (326 mi). Inclination: 97.63 deg. Period: 95.43 min. 1030LT SSO.

• Piao chong 5 - . Payload: Ladybird 5, Linda Education Satellite. Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43840 . COSPAR: 2018-102K. Apogee: 552 km (342 mi). Perigee: 526 km (326 mi). Inclination: 97.62 deg. Period: 95.42 min. 1030LT SSO. Additional Details: here....

• Piao chong 6 - . Payload: Ladybird 6, Tmall International. Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43841 . COSPAR: 2018-102L. Apogee: 552 km (342 mi). Perigee: 526 km (326 mi). Inclination: 97.63 deg. Period: 95.42 min. 1030LT SSO. Additional Details: here....

• Piao chong 7 - . Payload: Ladybird 7 , RE:X). Nation: China. Type: Imaging 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43842 . COSPAR: 2018-102M. Apogee: 546 km (339 mi). Perigee: 531 km (329 mi). Inclination: 97.59 deg. Period: 95.40 min. 1030LT SSO. Additional Details: here....

• Honygun GJYW - . Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43871 . COSPAR: 2018-108A. Apogee: 1,078 km (669 mi). Perigee: 1,061 km (659 mi). Inclination: 99.92 deg. Period: 106.61 min. See Hongyun 1. 0600LT SSO..

• Yunhai-2 01 - . Nation: China. Type: Meteo 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43909 . COSPAR: 2018-112A. Apogee: 525 km (326 mi). Perigee: 516 km (320 mi). Inclination: 50.02 deg. Period: 95.04 min. See Yunhai-2 01. ..

• Yunhai-2 02 - . Nation: China. Type: Weather. USAF Sat Cat: 43910 . COSPAR: 2018-112B. Apogee: 524 km (325 mi). Perigee: 514 km (319 mi). Inclination: 50.02 deg. Period: 95.02 min. See Yunhai-2 02. ..

• Yunhai-2 03 - . Nation: China. Type: Meteo 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43911 . COSPAR: 2018-112C. Apogee: 524 km (325 mi). Perigee: 512 km (318 mi). Inclination: 50.02 deg. Period: 94.99 min. See Yunhai-2 03. ..

• Yunhai-2 04 - . Nation: China. Type: Meteo 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43912 . COSPAR: 2018-112D. Apogee: 1,098 km (682 mi). Perigee: 1,088 km (676 mi). Inclination: 50.01 deg. Period: 107.12 min. See Yunhai-2 04. ..

• Yunhai-2 05 - . Nation: China. Type: Meteo 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43913 . COSPAR: 2018-112E. Apogee: 804 km (499 mi). Perigee: 796 km (494 mi). Inclination: 50.01 deg. Period: 100.87 min. See Yunhai-2 05. ..

• Chongqing - . Nation: China. Type: Comms 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43914 . COSPAR: 2018-112F. Apogee: 1,100 km (600 mi). Perigee: 1,091 km (677 mi). Inclination: 50.01 deg. Period: 107.17 min.

• Yunhai-2 06 - . Nation: China. Type: Meteo 1. USAF Sat Cat: 43915 . COSPAR: 2018-112G. Apogee: 1,100 km (600 mi). Perigee: 1,092 km (678 mi). Inclination: 50.01 deg. Period: 107.17 min. See Yunhai-2 06. ..

• Lingque 1 A xing - . Nation: China. Type: Imaging 0. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 43942 . COSPAR: 2019-005A. Apogee: 539 km (334 mi). Perigee: 516 km (320 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 95.19 min. See Jilin-1 Hyperspectral-01 (Jilin Lincao-1). 6U cubesat for Beijing ZeroG Lab Ltd.for onboard detection of moving ground targets. 1200LT SSO..

• Jilin Lincao 1 - . Nation: China. Type: Imaging 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43943 . COSPAR: 2019-005B. Apogee: 540 km (330 mi). Perigee: 522 km (324 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 95.25 min. See Jilin-1 Hyperspectral-02 (Wenchang Chaosun 1). Hyperspectral imager; primary mission was forestry support. 1200LT SSO..

• Qingteng Zhi Xing - . Payload: XX-1-03; Xiaoxiang-1-03. Nation: China. Type: Imaging 0. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 43944 . COSPAR: 2019-005C. Apogee: 539 km (334 mi). Perigee: 523 km (324 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 95.26 min. 6U cubesat. Joint mission between Tianyi Research and the online Qingteng University business school. 1200LT SSO.

• Wenchang Chaosuan 1 - . Nation: China. Type: Imaging 0. USAF Sat Cat: 43946 . COSPAR: 2019-005E. Apogee: 539 km (334 mi). Perigee: 517 km (321 mi). Inclination: 97.51 deg. Period: 95.19 min. See Jilin-1 Hyperspectral-02 (Wenchang Chaosun 1). Hyperspectral imager; co-sponsored by the Hainan Modern Technology Group and its Wenchang supercomputer project. 1200LT SSO..