LandSpaceZhuque-2Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Flight 2
Launched
July 12, 2023 · 01:00 UTC
Image: LandSpace
Summary
Flight 2 launched on a LandSpace Zhuque-2 from Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 12, 2023 at 01:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:53 to 03:14 UTC. It was LandSpace's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,471st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Zhuque-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 438 × 468 km orbit inclined 97.3°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- ZhuQue-2 launchSciNews
- Vehicle
- Zhuque-2 · LandSpace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Zhuque-2 flight · 1st this yearLandSpace's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,471st orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianyi-30 · NORAD 57319 · 2023-097 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-097A
- Epoch
- 2023-07-12 03:49:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.39953235 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022095
- Inclination
- 97.2746°
- Ascending node
- 220.084°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.7703°
- Mean anomaly
- 132.5598°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Tianyi-30 · NORAD 57319 · re-entered November 29, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second test flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with a dummy payload. This launch was the first successful use of methane/liquid oxygen-powered rocket engines for transportation to Earth orbit and beyond.
Pad
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Area 96A, 1st this year · 198th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 12, 9:00 AM GMT+8, in daylight
10 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
209 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
The vehicle experienced a spin, but achieved the primary mission objective of achieving orbit.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff confirmed
Jay · 7/12/2023 · source
Launch moved forward by 5 hours per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/11/2023 · source
Added launch time per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/7/2023 · source
NET July 12.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2023 · source
NET Early July.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/14/2023 · source
NET mid-late June.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/15/2023 · source
Added launch after launch vehicle completed final assembly.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/31/2023 · source
Questions
When did Flight 2 launch?
Flight 2 launched on July 12, 2023 at 01:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:53 to 03:14 UTC.
Where can I watch Flight 2?
Coverage: ZhuQue-2 launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Flight 2?
Zhuque-2, flown by LandSpace. Zhuque-2 spec sheet
Where did Flight 2 launch from?
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 12, 9:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Flight 2 reach?
It reached a 438 × 468 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Flight 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).