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10 x CentiSpace-1

Launched

January 13, 2025 · 03:00 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: CASC

Summary

10 x CentiSpace-1 launched on a China Rocket Co. Ltd. Smart Dragon 3 from Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on January 13, 2025 at 03:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:51 to 03:17 UTC. It was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 6th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,856th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Smart Dragon 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Weili Kongjian 01-01, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 660 km orbit inclined 55.0°. 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Smart Dragon 3 · China Rocket Co. Ltd.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
5th Smart Dragon 3 flight · 1st this yearChina Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 6th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,856th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

55.0°Inclination
641 × 660 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
97.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
126.9°Ascending node
640 d agoElement epoch2025-01-13 11:01 UTC · stale

Weili Kongjian 01-01 · NORAD 62576 · 2025-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-007B
Epoch
2025-01-13 11:01:19 UTC
Mean motion
14.75587883 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0013068
Inclination
54.9807°
Ascending node
126.8719°
Arg. of perigee
296.5653°
Mean anomaly
159.15°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
4
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

12 catalogued: 10 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 11 still in orbit

  • Weili Kongjian 01-01 · NORAD 62576 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-02 · NORAD 62577 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-03 · NORAD 62578 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-04 · NORAD 62579 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-05 · NORAD 62580 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-06 · NORAD 62581 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-07 · NORAD 62582 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-08 · NORAD 62583 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-09 · NORAD 62584 · in orbit
  • Weili Kongjian 01-10 · NORAD 62585 · in orbit

Jielong-3 Y5 Stage 4 · re-entered February 27, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Chinese commercial small satellites by Beijing-based company Future Navigation for providing GNSS augmentation signals services from LEO. They are part of a planned 160 satellites constellation.

Pad

Map of Haiyang offshore launch location

Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

6th launch from Haiyang offshore launch location, 1st this year · 15th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 13, 11:00 AM GMT+8, in daylight

10 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

111 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 3 earlier updates
  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/13/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Re-stream by International Rocket Launches has started

    LL2 · 1/13/2025 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 1/10/2025 · source

Questions

When did 10 x CentiSpace-1 launch?

10 x CentiSpace-1 launched on January 13, 2025 at 03:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:51 to 03:17 UTC.

Where can I watch 10 x CentiSpace-1?

Coverage: Live: Jielong 3 Flight 5 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay

What rocket launched 10 x CentiSpace-1?

Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. Smart Dragon 3 spec sheet

Where did 10 x CentiSpace-1 launch from?

Haiyang offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Jan 13, 11:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did 10 x CentiSpace-1 reach?

Weili Kongjian 01-01, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 660 km orbit inclined 55.0°.

How many satellites did 10 x CentiSpace-1 launch?

10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).