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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2D/YZ-3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3 x SatNet test satellites
Launched
November 23, 2023 · 10:00 UTC
Summary
3 x SatNet test satellites launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D/YZ-3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 23, 2023 at 10:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:52 to 10:15 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 445th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 6,558th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 2D/YZ-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Xingwang Jishu SW 02-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,101 × 1,115 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 2D/YZ-3 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 445th launch40th this yearhumanity's 6,558th orbital launch attempt190th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xingwang Jishu SW 02-01 · NORAD 58425 · 2023-181 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-181A
- Epoch
- 2023-11-23 14:54:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.42207379 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009363
- Inclination
- 49.9528°
- Ascending node
- 160.8993°
- Arg. of perigee
- 293.7137°
- Mean anomaly
- 112.8965°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
3 catalogued: 3 payloads; 3 still in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 02-01 · NORAD 58425 · in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 02-02 · NORAD 58426 · in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 02-03 · NORAD 58427 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite(s)" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 3 (?) test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
85th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 7th this year · 196th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 23, 6:00 PM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/20/2023 · source
Questions
When did 3 x SatNet test satellites launch?
3 x SatNet test satellites launched on November 23, 2023 at 10:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:52 to 10:15 UTC.
Where can I watch 3 x SatNet test satellites?
Coverage: Long March-2D launches “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite”. Watch the replay
What rocket launched 3 x SatNet test satellites?
Long March 2D/YZ-3, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D/YZ-3 spec sheet
Where did 3 x SatNet test satellites launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 23, 6:00 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 3 x SatNet test satellites reach?
Xingwang Jishu SW 02-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,101 × 1,115 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did 3 x SatNet test satellites launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).