Vyacheslav Ermolin, September 12, 2020
Mission:
Launch of the high-resolution ERS satellite Gaofen-02C. For the commercial group Jilin-1. The operating system of 16 satellites surveys the surface in 4 hours.
An accident during launching into orbit. Presumably, a malfunction during the operation of the fourth (liquid) stage during additional injection into the target orbit.
Motto:
"The first Chinese private ERS satellite constellation on a Chinese private rocket." There is no official motto.
:
12 05:02 UTC. . .
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Kuaizhou-1A — - . «, -». (CASIC) China Space Sanjiang Group Corporation (Expace). DF-21 .
:
Jilin-1 Gaofen-02C (« ») — . . Jilin-1 .
:
- 535 , 97.55°
:
— 26- . .
— 10- Kuaizhou-1A. .
— Kuaizhou-1A () DF-21.
— Jilin 16 . 138 2030 .
— 2- Jilin-1 Gaofen-02.
— « » Jilin-1 Gaofen-02: 12, 17 22 .
— - 3 $.
— 1 LEO 10 000 $.
:
« » — . -. 21 2005 .
Jilin-1 Gaofen-02. «-1».
The crash of the Kuaizhou-1A launch vehicle is also a strike against commercial space. The previous 9 launches were accident-free, which, given the relatively low launch price, made it attractive for commercial orders. However, only for Chinese companies. It is noteworthy that two companies "new space" (American and Chinese) faced accidents this year with their missiles, which are functional analogues - Electron and KZ-1A.