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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
AlSat 3B
Launched
January 31, 2026 · 04:01 UTC
Summary
AlSat 3B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 31, 2026 at 04:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:54 to 04:25 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 576th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 7,197th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Long March 2C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ALSAT-3B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 65th Long March 2C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 576th launch6th this yearhumanity's 7,197th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ALSAT-3B · NORAD 67646 · 2026-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2026-021A
- Epoch
- 2026-01-31 16:06:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23358306 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011533
- Inclination
- 97.4729°
- Ascending node
- 106.1665°
- Arg. of perigee
- 264.0022°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.99°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.000092048
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- ALSAT-3B · NORAD 67646 · in orbit
CZ-2C Yxx Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Earth observation satellite built by China's CAST for the Algerian Space Agency.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
134th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 276th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 31, 12:01 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16 days 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 uncertain; possibly with Algeria’s AlSat 3B.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/30/2026 · source
Questions
When did AlSat 3B launch?
AlSat 3B launched on January 31, 2026 at 04:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:54 to 04:25 UTC.
Where can I watch AlSat 3B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched AlSat 3B?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did AlSat 3B launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 31, 12:01 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did AlSat 3B reach?
ALSAT-3B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did AlSat 3B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).