In orbitRocket body

CZ-11 R/B

NORAD: 43161
COSPAR: 2018-008G

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Spacecraft

Built by: CALT
Owner: China Aerospace
Platform (bus): CZ-11-4
Mass at launch: 500 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 500 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S43161, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2018-01-19
Rocket: Chang Zheng 11
Flight: Jilin-1 07,08
Mission name: Jilin-1 Shipin 07-08
Launch site: JQ, LC43/95
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2018-008

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2018-008, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2018-01-19
Period: 100.5 min
Inclination: 98.26°
Apogee: 1,043 km
Perigee: 524 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 6

Everything from this launch

Payload6 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit