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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Geely Constellation Group 03
Launched
September 5, 2024 · 18:30 UTC
Summary
Geely Constellation Group 03 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6 from Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 5, 2024 at 18:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:20 to 18:50 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 481st launch, 29th this year and humanity's 6,752nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 6 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 01 xing, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 562 × 575 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Long March 6 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 481st launch29th this yearhumanity's 6,752nd orbital launch attempt163rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 01 xing · NORAD 61011 · 2024-159 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-159A
- Epoch
- 2024-09-06 02:25:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.01917429 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009398
- Inclination
- 49.9986°
- Ascending node
- 238.9179°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.0732°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.9299°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 10 payloads; 10 still in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 01 xing · NORAD 61011 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 02 xing · NORAD 61012 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 03 xing · NORAD 61013 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 04 xing · NORAD 61014 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 05 xing · NORAD 61015 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 06 xing · NORAD 61016 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 07 xing · NORAD 61017 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 08 xing · NORAD 61018 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 09 xing · NORAD 61019 · in orbit
- Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 10 xing · NORAD 61020 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
10 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. They also carry payloads for ocean observation.
Pad
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
13th launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 131st from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 6, 2:30 AM GMT+8, at night
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
443 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2024 · source
Questions
When did Geely Constellation Group 03 launch?
Geely Constellation Group 03 launched on September 5, 2024 at 18:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:20 to 18:50 UTC.
Where can I watch Geely Constellation Group 03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Geely Constellation Group 03?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Geely Constellation Group 03 launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 6, 2:30 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Geely Constellation Group 03 reach?
Geely Xingzuo 03 zu 01 xing, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 562 × 575 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did Geely Constellation Group 03 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).