Kuaizhou satellite
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Chinese technology satellite. Small satellite launched by the Kuaizhou quick-response launch vehicle. Earth observation satellite operated by National Remote Sensing Center of China, China. Launched 2013. Used Kuaizhou bus.
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- Kuaizhou 2 Earth observation satellite operated by, China. Launched 2014. Used Kuaizhou bus.
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2 events
2013 September 25
04:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Kuaizhou.- 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.
2014 November 21
06:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Jiuquan. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Kuaizhou.- 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.