Success
Dummy Payload
Test Flight
i-SpaceCommercialHyperbola-1
SSOorbit
Test launch of Hyperbola-1 to test reliability after 3 successive failures in 2021-22.
Friday, April 7, 2023 at 4:00 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,424
i-Space Mission
#5
Pad Launch
#39
Location Launch
#191
Designator
2023-051
Launch Window
NET
Apr 7, 2023, 4:00 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Social Flight Log
- Apr 7, 2023, 4:30 AM
Launch success.
Source - Apr 6, 2023, 1:15 PM
April 7 launch date confirmed per NOTAMs.
Source - Apr 4, 2023, 1:18 PM
Reverting back to April TBD due to no update to NOTAMs and rumors of another delay.
Source - Apr 2, 2023, 4:39 AM
NET April 5 per NOTAMs.
Source - Apr 1, 2023, 4:50 PM
Launch apparently delayed with related NOTAMs cancelled and reported by insiders.
Source - Mar 27, 2023, 2:18 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Mar 26, 2023, 4:08 AM
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities very uncertain.
Source
Hyperbola-1 Specs
i-Space's first orbital rocket.
Length
38 m
Diameter
2.5 m
LEO Capacity
300 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2019
Fastest Turnaround
6mo 2d
Total Launches
8
Successful
4
Failed
4
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Jul 25, 2019
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Apr 7, 2023, 12:00 PM
Total Launches
286
Total Landings
2
Coordinates
40.9581, 100.2911