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Hyperbola-1: Dummy Payload

Name: Hyperbola-1: Dummy Payload
Start: 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z
End: 2023-04-07T06:25:00Z
Location: Launch Area 95A

Test launch of Hyperbola-1 to test reliability after 3 successive failures in 2021-22.

Friday, 7 April 2023

Mission Data

🇨🇳i-SpaceEst. 2016

Launch VehicleHyperbola-1

Vehicle Record4 of 8 launches (50%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record4 successes / 4 failures (50%)

Mission TypeTest Flight

Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch PadLaunch Area 95A

Location🇨🇳 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN

Orbital Launches This Year#56

Agency Launches This Year#1

Launches From This Pad69

Launches From This Site302

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

i-Space's first orbital rocket.

7 Apr 2023, 04:30 UTC
Launch success.
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6 Apr 2023, 13:15 UTC
April 7 launch date confirmed per NOTAMs.
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4 Apr 2023, 13:18 UTC
Reverting back to April TBD due to no update to NOTAMs and rumors of another delay.
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2 Apr 2023, 04:39 UTC
NET April 5 per NOTAMs.
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1 Apr 2023, 16:50 UTC
Launch apparently delayed with related NOTAMs cancelled and reported by insiders.
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27 Mar 2023, 14:18 UTC
Tweaked T-0.
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26 Mar 2023, 04:08 UTC
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities very uncertain.
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Launch Area 95A · 40.9691°N 100.3433°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.