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LandSpaceZhuque-2Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Flight 3
Launched
December 8, 2023 · 23:39 UTC
Summary
Flight 3 launched on a LandSpace Zhuque-2 from Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 8, 2023 at 23:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:31 to 00:53 UTC. It was LandSpace's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,570th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Zhuque-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianyi-33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 440 × 468 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Zhuque-2 · LandSpace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Zhuque-2 flight · 2nd this yearLandSpace's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,570th orbital launch attempt202nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianyi-33 · NORAD 58553 · 2023-193 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-193A
- Epoch
- 2023-12-09 05:40:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.39662457 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020684
- Inclination
- 97.2581°
- Ascending node
- 347.7514°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.2277°
- Mean anomaly
- 160.0585°
- 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
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Tianyi-33 · NORAD 58553 · re-entered May 6, 2025
- Honghu-1 · NORAD 58554 · re-entered March 4, 2025
- Honghu-2 · NORAD 58555 · in orbit
Zhuque-2 Y3 Stage 2 · re-entered February 2, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First operational flight of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket with 3 payloads: Tianyi-33 - 50 kg class satellite from TYSPACE & Hunan University of Science and Technology that tests various new technologies including a camera, new spacecraft thermal control, composite material for anti-radiation effects, high-output electric power supplies and payload control software using the Rust programming language; Honghu-1 & 2 - 50 kg class satellites for long term testing of Xenon & Krypton-based Hall-effect thrusters & Argon-based ion thrusters.
Pad
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3rd launch from Launch Area 96A, 2nd this year · 213th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 9, 7:39 AM GMT+8, in twilight
10 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
149 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Flight 3 launch?
Flight 3 launched on December 8, 2023 at 23:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:31 to 00:53 UTC.
Where can I watch Flight 3?
Coverage: ZhuQue-2 launches three satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Flight 3?
Zhuque-2, flown by LandSpace. Zhuque-2 spec sheet
Where did Flight 3 launch from?
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 9, 7:39 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Flight 3 reach?
Tianyi-33, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 440 × 468 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Flight 3 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).