Satellites

Payload

KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2)

DecayedPayloadLEO

KUAIZHOU 2 (KZ-2) is a China payload satellite, launched on November 21, 2014 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 21, 2014 at 06:37 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Kuaizhou
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
156 km
Periapsis
141 km
Inclination
96.46°
Orbital period
87.46 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
460 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-073A
NORAD catalog №
40311
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
2.0719 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 9, 2016

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 9, 2016
Time in service
1.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed