Monday, December 26, 1994

Kuafu 1

 1994-010B


The first test flight of the uprated CZ-3A launch vehicle carried a model of the DFH-3 satellite. It was named KF 1 (Kua Fu), after a mythical character. Mass was 1342 kg. Shape was 2.5 dia 2.2l cylinder + cone.


DFH-3 Mockup 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1994 Feb 8  0830  Launch by CZ-3A  XSC 
  T+2:25 Stage 1 MECO 
  T+2:27 Stage 2 MES, Stage 1 sep 57 km  -6000 x 90? 
  T+3:52 Fairing 119 km  -5440 x 150 ?  
  T+4:15 St 2 MECO 134 km 
  T+4:20 St 2 VECO 138 km 
  T+4:21 St 2 sep, St 3 MES 138 km  -5130 x 170? 
 0840 T+10:19? St 3 MECO-1 195 km 
 0850 T+20:00? St 3 MES-2 
 0852 T+22:00? St 3 MECO-2 
 0853 T+23:40? Stage 3 sep 637.09 208 x 36086 x 28.6 
1999 Sep 4    322.70 158 x 18254 x 28.4 

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