The satellite is operated by China Central Television (CCTV) and is intended to carry out scientific expermients and perform Earth observation. Weilai-1 is expected to operate in sun-synchronous orbit for two years.
Overview
Date / time
October 27, 2018 at 08:00 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Launch Area 95A
Mission
Weilai-1 (Future-1)
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
FailureAttitude control failed after third stage ignition.