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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2)
Launched
March 29, 2022
Summary
Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6A from Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 29, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 359th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 6,214th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 6A flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tiankun-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 612 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for CASC
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 6A flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 359th launch7th this yearhumanity's 6,214th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tiankun-2 · NORAD 52150 · 2022-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-031A
- Epoch
- 2022-03-29 12:57:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90472218 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011736
- Inclination
- 97.7875°
- Ascending node
- 261.9741°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.3645°
- Mean anomaly
- 191.883°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Tiankun-2 · NORAD 52150 · in orbit
- Pujiang-2 · NORAD 52151 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y1 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First launch of the Long March 6A rocket. Pujiang 2 is a Chinese technology demonstration satellite. Tiankun-2 is a satellite developed by CASIC, which is a technology demonstration mission to test out their new small satellite bus.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Launch Complex 9A, 1st this year · 103rd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2) launch?
Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2) launched on March 29, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2)?
Coverage: The first launch of Long March-6A. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2)?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2) launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2) reach?
Tiankun-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 612 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Demo Flight (Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).