Jielong 1

Jielong 1
	Jielong-1 launching on its maiden flight.
Function	Small orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer	CALT
Country of origin	China
Size
Height	19.5 m (64 ft)
Diameter	1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Mass	23,100 kg (50,900 lb)
Stages	4
Capacity
Payload to SSO 500 km
Mass	200 kg (440 lb)
Payload to SSO 700 km
Mass	150 kg (330 lb)
Associated rockets
Comparable	Electron
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Jiuquan
Total launches	1
Success(es)	1
First flight	17 August 2019
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Jielong 1 (Chinese: 捷龙一号运载火箭, meaning "agile dragon", also known as Smart Dragon 1, SD-1), is a solid fueled orbital launch vehicle developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's subsidiary China Rocket to launch up to 150 kg to a 700 km altitude Sun-synchronous orbit. The rocket is 19.5 meters tall, 1.2 meters in diameter and weighs 23.1 metric tons. It is a solid fuel, 4 stage orbital rocket.^[1] The development of the rocket took 18 months (initiated in February 2018); the rocket uses propulsion technology from Chinese missile programs. The program aims to produce a launch vehicle with launch price per mass of $US 30,000/kg, or $6 million for the launch.^[2]

The launch vehicle features an inverted-position fourth stage motor and payload space during the initial portion of the launch sequence; the stack rotates to front after third stage separation.^[3]

The maiden flight of Jielong 1 on 17 August 2019, 04:11 UTC was successful. It delivered three small satellites into polar orbit. The satellites were the Xingshidai 5 Earth observation satellite, Tianqi 2 experimental satellite and a third small Earth observing satellite Qiancheng 01^[1] from Qiansheng Exploration Technology Co. Ltd. The launch took place from Jiuquan, with the rocket taking off from a road-mobile transporter.^[2]

List of launches

Flight number	Flight	Date (UTC)	Launch site	Payload	Orbit	Outcome
1	Y1	August 17, 2019 04:11^[2]	JSLC	Qiancheng 01 Xingshidai 5 Tianqi 2	SSO	Success^[2]
2	Y2	Q4 2023	JSLC		SSO	Planned

References

^ ^a ^b "Jielong-1 (Smart Dragon-1, SD 1)". Gunter's Space Page.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "China's Jielong 1 smallsat launcher successful on first flight". 17 August 2019.
^ Li, Ivan (17 August 2019). "China successfully conducts first launch of Smart Dragon-1 small satellite launch vehicle". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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[Gunter-1] "Jielong-1 (Smart Dragon-1, SD 1)". Gunter's Space Page.

[Jielongmaidenflight-2] "China's Jielong 1 smallsat launcher successful on first flight". 17 August 2019.

[3] Li, Ivan (17 August 2019). "China successfully conducts first launch of Smart Dragon-1 small satellite launch vehicle". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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