Kuaizhou 2

Kuaizhou 2 ?

Kuaizhou 2 is reportedly a satellite for natural disaster monitoring. It will be used to monitor natural disasters and provide disaster-relief information for its user, the National Remote Sensing Center of China, a public institution under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The satellite was launched on 21 November 2014 on the second flight of the new quick-reaction Kuaizhou-1 launch vehicle from Jiuquan.

Likely the satellite is integrated with the upper stage of the launch vehicle, which is consistent with only one object detected in orbit. It performed several orbital manoeuvres. Reportedly, it carries a different kind of imaging payload than Kuaizhou 1.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Earth observation
Operator:	National Remote Sensing Center of China
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:	Kuaizhou bus
Propulsion:	?
Power:	Deployable fixed solar array, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	288 km × 301 km, 96.5°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Kuaizhou 2	2014-073A	21.11.2014	Jq LP-43/95A		Kuaizhou-1

Launch Sites:

Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China

References:

Xinhua: China launches satellite to monitor natural disaster

Further Kuaizhou missions:

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