China Aerospace Science and Industry CorporationKuaizhou 1AMobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chuangxin-16

Launched

August 23, 2022

Launch Successful

Image: CASIC

Summary

Chuangxin-16 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Kuaizhou 1A from Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 23, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,288th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Chuangxin-16A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 603 km orbit inclined 29.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Kuaizhou 1A · China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 16th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,288th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

29.0°Inclination

597 × 603 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

96.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements

5.7°Ascending node

1515 d agoElement epoch2022-08-23 10:32 UTC · stale

Chuangxin-16A · NORAD 53586 · 2022-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2022-102A
Epoch: 2022-08-23 10:32:16 UTC
Mean motion: 14.91622256 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0004559
Inclination: 29.0054°
Ascending node: 5.6531°
Arg. of perigee: 260.8024°
Mean anomaly: 167.2699°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 5
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

2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 2 still in orbit

Chuangxin-16A · NORAD 53586 · in orbit
Chuangxin-16B · NORAD 53876 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

2 satellites of unknown purposes built by Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Pad

Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

3rd launch from Mobile Launcher Pad, 1st this year · 175th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

8 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

621 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 23, 2022 · source

Show 2 earlier updates

24 hours slip per NOTAMs
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2022 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/18/2022 · source

Questions

When did Chuangxin-16 launch?

Chuangxin-16 launched on August 23, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Chuangxin-16?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Chuangxin-16?

Kuaizhou 1A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet

Where did Chuangxin-16 launch from?

Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did Chuangxin-16 reach?

Chuangxin-16A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 603 km orbit inclined 29.0°.

How many satellites did Chuangxin-16 launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).