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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Beijing-3
Launched
June 11, 2021
Summary
Beijing-3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 11, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 320th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 6,089th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Beijing-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 51st Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 320th launch16th this yearhumanity's 6,089th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beijing-3 · NORAD 48843 · 2021-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-050D
- Epoch
- 2021-06-11 07:36:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23255743 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010175
- Inclination
- 97.51°
- Ascending node
- 232.0235°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.6764°
- Mean anomaly
- 173.2603°
- 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
4 catalogued: 4 payloads; 1 still in orbit
- Beijing-3 · NORAD 48843 · in orbit
- Tianjian · re-entered June 24, 2024
- Yangwang 1 · re-entered August 13, 2024
- Haisi-2 · re-entered February 27, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
0.5 m resolution Earth observation satellite for Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Company Ltd.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
50th launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 92nd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/8/2021 · source
Questions
When did Beijing-3 launch?
Beijing-3 launched on June 11, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beijing-3?
Coverage: Long March-2D launches Beijing-3 and 3 other satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Beijing-3?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Beijing-3 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beijing-3 reach?
Beijing-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Beijing-3 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).