Yinhe 1 — 2020-004
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Yinhe 1 — 2020-004 was an orbital attempt conducted on January 16, 2020 from JQ using Kuaizhou-1A, operated by ExPace Technology Corp. and carrying 1 recorded payload entry. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- January 16, 2020
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Camouflaged DF-21D missile carried horizontally on a large road-mobile transporter on a tree-lined Beijing street.
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Image source and licenseAbout this image
Photograph of an identified DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile and its transporter after the 2015 Beijing military parade, with the family designation visible on the vehicle.
About this launch
All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
Yinhe 1 — 2020-004 used Kuaizhou-1A from JQ under ExPace Technology Corp.. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 637 km, a recorded perigee of 621 km, an inclination of 0°, the Sat LEO P profile. 1 payload entry is connected to the launch manifest.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- January 16, 2020
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou-1A
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- JQ
- Operator
- ExPace Technology Corp.
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Destination / profile
- Sat LEO P
- Recorded apogee
- 637 km
- Recorded perigee
- 621 km
- Inclination
- 0°
- Payload entries
- 1
- Catalog designation
- 2020-004
Payload manifest
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Other names mentioned
- Kuaizhou-1ALaunch vehicle
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- ExPace Technology Corp.Launch operator
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Sources
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