Kuaizhou 1

 2013-053A

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The Kuaizhou-1 satellite

\uni{ 快舟一号}{ }

was launched by the Kuaizhou ('Clipper') small launch vehicle.

May be a 3 or 4 stage vehicle. Carries imaging sensors for disaster management, rumoured to be 1.2m res.

KZ-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2013 Sep 25	0437	Launch by KZ-1	JQ
		T+1:05 St 1 burnout?
	0438	T+1:23 St 1 sep 36km
	0438	T+1:23 St 2 burn 62s
		T+2:25? St 2 burnout
	0439	T+2:41 St 2 sep 105km
		T+2:56 Fairing sep 120 km
	0440	T+3:12 St 3 burn 55s 134 km
	0441	T+4:07 St 3 burnout
	0441	T+4:44 St 3 sep 245 km
	0441	T+4:47 St 4 burn 250 km
	0454	T+17:32 St 4 burnout
	0454	T+17:40 St 4 sep?
			90.21 275 x 293 x 96.7
2013 Sep 27			90.16 273 x 291 x 96.7
		Orbit raise	90.41 285 x 303 x 96.7
		Orbit raise	90.58 299 x 306 x 96.7
2013 Sep 28			90.55 295 x 307 x 96.7
2013 Oct 16			90.19 279 x 288 x 96.7
2013 Oct 17		Orbit raise	90.52 288 x 321 x 96.7
2013 Nov 1			90.16 269 x 295 x 96.7
2013 Nov 1		Orbit raise	90.61 290 x 317 x 96.7
2013 Nov 19			90.14 267 x 294 x 96.7
		Orbit raise	90.63 287 x 323 x 96.7
2013 Dec 9			90.13 269 x 292 x 96.7
		Orbit raise	90.61 291 x 317 x 96.7
2013 Dec 29			90.15 270 x 292 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.64 290 x 321 x 96.6
2014 Jan 23			90.14 266 x 296 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.66 290 x 323 x 96.6
2014 Feb 14			90.14 267 x 295 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.71 291 x 327 x 96.6
2014 Mar 5			90.15 266 x 297 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.59 290 x 316 x 96.6
2014 Mar 19			90.15 271 x 292 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.62 291 x 318 x 96.6
2014 Apr 4			90.12 266 x 294 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.77 289 x 335 x 96.6
2014 Apr 25			90.17 262 x 303 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.61 299 x 309 x 96.6
2014 May 12			90.16 279 x 285 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.60 284 x 322 x 96.6
2014 Jun 3			90.17 262 x 302 x 96.6
2014 Jun 3		Orbit raise	90.62 295 x 315 x 96.6
2014 Jun 13			90.47 286 x 308 x 96.6
2014 Jul 1			90.15 270 x 293 x 96.6
2014 Jul 1		Orbit raise	90.59 288 x 318 x 96.6
2014 Jul 28			90.11 265 x 293 x 96.6
2014 Jul 29		Orbit raise	90.25 278 x 295 x 96.6
2014 Aug 12			89.87 258 x 277 x 96.6
2014 Aug 12		Orbit raise	90.02 270 x 280 x 96.6
2014 Aug 20			89.84 260 x 273 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.46 268 x 325 x 96.6
2014 Sep 2			90.19 257 x 309 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.38 277 x 309 x 96.6
2014 Sep 16			90.01 259 x 290 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.55 287 x 315 x 96.6
2014 Sep 26			90.33 275 x 306 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	90.88 300 x 334 x 96.6
2014 Sep 29			90.82 298 x 331 x 96.6
		Orbit change	91.39 329 x 335 x 96.6
2014 Oct 8			91.28 324 x 350 x 96.6
2014 Oct 9		Orbit change	91.76 341 x 380 x 96.6
2014 Oct 15			91.71 341 x 375 x 96.6
2014 Oct 16		Orbit change	92.03 373 x 375 x 96.6
2014 Oct 30			91.92 365 x 372 x 96.6
		Orbit raise	92.23 372 x 394 x 96.6
		Hibernation phase
2014 Nov 21			92.08 364 x 388 x 96.6
2015 Apr 23			90.03 272 x 279 x 96.5
2015 Apr 24		Orbit raise	90.65 272 x 340 x 96.5
2015 May 13			90.12 251 x 308 x 96.5
		Orbit raise	90.70 285 x 332 x 96.5
2015 Jun 3			90.28 265 x 311 x 96.5
		Orbit raise	90.63 268 x 341 x 96.5
2015 Jun 18			90.22 257 x 312 x 96.5
		Orbit raise	90.61 262 x 346 x 96.5
2015 Jul 10			90.08 249 x 307 x 96.5
		Orbit raise	90.49 266 x 330 x 96.5
2015 Jul 30			90.08 257 x 300 x 96.5
2015 Aug 31			87.51 140 x 161 x 96.5
2015 Sep 1	0433?	Reentered