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CAS SpaceKinetica 1Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Flight 3
Launched
January 23, 2024 · 04:03 UTC
Summary
Flight 3 launched on a CAS Space Kinetica 1 from Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 23, 2024 at 04:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:52 to 04:16 UTC. It was CAS Space's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,605th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Kinetica 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Taijing-2 04, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 531 × 549 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kinetica 1 · CAS Space
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Kinetica 1 flight · 1st this yearCAS Space's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,605th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Taijing-2 04 · NORAD 58820 · 2024-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-016A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-23 07:04:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.11015798 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012693
- Inclination
- 97.5235°
- Ascending node
- 99.6276°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.802°
- Mean anomaly
- 161.5315°
- 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
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Taijing-2 04 · NORAD 58820 · in orbit
- Taijing-1 03 · NORAD 58821 · re-entered August 30, 2026
- Taijing-3 02 · NORAD 58822 · in orbit
- Taijing-4 03 · NORAD 58823 · in orbit
- Taijing-2 02 · NORAD 58825 · re-entered November 16, 2025
Lijian-1 Y3 Stage 4 · re-entered June 24, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Carries 5 Earth and spatial observation satellites manufactured by MINOSPACE; details TBD: * Taijing-1-03 * Taijing-2-02 * Taijing-2-04 * Taijing-3-02 * Taijing-4-03
Pad
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3rd launch from Launch Area 130, 1st this year · 221st from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 23, 12:03 PM GMT+8, in daylight
16 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
229 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
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Questions
When did Flight 3 launch?
Flight 3 launched on January 23, 2024 at 04:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:52 to 04:16 UTC.
Where can I watch Flight 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Flight 3?
Kinetica 1, flown by CAS Space. Kinetica 1 spec sheet
Where did Flight 3 launch from?
Launch Area 130, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 23, 12:03 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Flight 3 reach?
Taijing-2 04, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 531 × 549 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Flight 3 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).