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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2C/YZ-1SLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2 x SatNet test satellites
Launched
July 9, 2023 · 11:00 UTC
Summary
2 x SatNet test satellites launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C/YZ-1S from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 9, 2023 at 11:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:57 to 12:32 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 425th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 6,469th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Xingwang Jishu SW 01-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,102 × 1,124 km orbit inclined 86.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 425th launch20th this yearhumanity's 6,469th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xingwang Jishu SW 01-01 · NORAD 57288 · 2023-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-095A
- Epoch
- 2023-07-09 14:35:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.4091108 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014464
- Inclination
- 86.5035°
- Ascending node
- 16.3159°
- Arg. of perigee
- 301.1285°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.7323°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 01-01 · NORAD 57288 · in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 01-02 · NORAD 57289 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1S Y3 · re-entered July 22, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
2 satellites officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)". Probable 1st test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
103rd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 7th this year · 197th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 9, 7:00 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=57867.msg2502624#msg2502624) and video of launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/9/2023 · source
Questions
When did 2 x SatNet test satellites launch?
2 x SatNet test satellites launched on July 9, 2023 at 11:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:57 to 12:32 UTC.
Where can I watch 2 x SatNet test satellites?
Coverage: Long March-2C launches “Internet technology test satellite”. Watch the replay
What rocket launched 2 x SatNet test satellites?
Long March 2C/YZ-1S, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/YZ-1S spec sheet
Where did 2 x SatNet test satellites launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 9, 7:00 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 2 x SatNet test satellites reach?
Xingwang Jishu SW 01-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,102 × 1,124 km orbit inclined 86.5°.
How many satellites did 2 x SatNet test satellites launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).