Space PioneerTianlong-2Launch Area 120, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Demo Flight
Launched
April 2, 2023 · 08:48 UTC
Image: 空天逐梦
Summary
Demo Flight launched on a Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 from Launch Area 120, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 2, 2023 at 08:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:23 to 09:47 UTC. It was Space Pioneer's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,422nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Tianlong-2 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 485 × 504 km orbit inclined 97.4°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Chinese Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 rocket maiden launch, 2 April 2023 (Launch Campaign Overview)Cosmic Penguin's Channel
- Vehicle
- Tianlong-2 · Space Pioneer
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Tianlong-2 flightSpace Pioneer's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,422nd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jinta · NORAD 56159 · 2023-049 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-049A
- Epoch
- 2023-04-02 18:16:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.26155415 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013211
- Inclination
- 97.4006°
- Ascending node
- 237.9819°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.5683°
- Mean anomaly
- 194.7177°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Jinta · NORAD 56159 · re-entered February 7, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First launch of the Tianlong-2 and first launch for the Chinese private company Space Pioneer. It carried a dummy payload and the iTaikong Science cubesat to SSO for technology demonstration and public outreach Earth observation purposes.
Pad
Launch Area 120, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Launch Area 120, 1st this year · 190th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 2, 4:48 PM GMT+8, in daylight
1 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Rescheduled for April 2 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2023 · source
Launch apparently delayed with related NOTAMs cancelled.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/30/2023 · source
Launch window extended.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/30/2023 · source
Apparently rescheduled to March 31, different launch window per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/29/2023 · source
Launch delayed per NOTAM cancellation and insider rumors.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/28/2023 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities not confirmed to be related to launch at given time and date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2023 · source
Questions
When did Demo Flight launch?
Demo Flight launched on April 2, 2023 at 08:48 UTC. The launch window ran from 08:23 to 09:47 UTC.
Where can I watch Demo Flight?
Coverage: Chinese Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 rocket maiden launch, 2 April 2023 (Launch Campaign Overview). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Demo Flight?
Tianlong-2, flown by Space Pioneer. Tianlong-2 spec sheet
Where did Demo Flight launch from?
Launch Area 120, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Apr 2, 4:48 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Demo Flight reach?
It reached a 485 × 504 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Demo Flight launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).