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Galactic EnergyCeres-1Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5 satellites
Launched
May 30, 2024 · 23:39 UTC
Summary
5 satellites launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 30, 2024 at 23:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:27 to 23:52 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 13th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,696th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Ceres-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Jiguang Xingzuo 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 537 × 555 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ceres-1 · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 11th Ceres-1 flight · 1st this yearGalactic Energy's 13th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,696th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jiguang Xingzuo 01 xing · NORAD 59917 · 2024-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-105A
- Epoch
- 2024-05-31 04:12:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.0913964 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012531
- Inclination
- 97.6052°
- Ascending node
- 158.6509°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.8318°
- Mean anomaly
- 158.1642°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 5 payloads; 5 still in orbit
- Jiguang Xingzuo 01 xing · NORAD 59917 · in orbit
- Jiguang Xingzuo 02 xing · NORAD 59918 · in orbit
- Zhangjiang Gaoke · NORAD 59919 · in orbit
- Hebei Linxi 1 · NORAD 59920 · in orbit
- Yunyao-1 26 · NORAD 59921 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Carried 5 satellites to orbit: * Jiguang 01 & 02, a pair of inter-satellite laser communication testing satellites * Yunyao-1-14/25/26 GNSS occultation weather satellites
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
53rd launch from Launch Area 95A, 4th this year · 227th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 31, 7:39 AM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/24/2024 · source
Questions
When did 5 satellites launch?
5 satellites launched on May 30, 2024 at 23:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:27 to 23:52 UTC.
Where can I watch 5 satellites?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 5 satellites?
Ceres-1, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1 spec sheet
Where did 5 satellites launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 31, 7:39 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 5 satellites reach?
Jiguang Xingzuo 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 537 × 555 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did 5 satellites launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).