LandSpaceZhuque-2ELaunch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Guangchuan-01 & 02
Launched
November 27, 2024 · 02:00 UTC
Image: Landspace
Summary
Guangchuan-01 & 02 launched on a LandSpace Zhuque-2E from Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 27, 2024 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:51 to 03:09 UTC. It was LandSpace's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,814th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Zhuque-2E flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Guangchuan 01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 311 × 507 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zhuque-2E · LandSpace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Zhuque-2E flightLandSpace's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,814th orbital launch attempt225th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Guangchuan 01 · NORAD 62111 · 2024-221 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-221A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-27 12:53:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.55165159 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0144202
- Inclination
- 49.9679°
- Ascending node
- 59.3884°
- Arg. of perigee
- 142.5988°
- Mean anomaly
- 345.3443°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Guangchuan 01 · NORAD 62111 · in orbit
- Guangchuan 02 · NORAD 62112 · in orbit
Zhuque-2E Y1 Stage 2 · re-entered December 24, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
2 satellites for testing and demonstrating LEO communication satellite constellation technologies. First flight of the enhanced Zhuque-2.
Pad
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
4th launch from Launch Area 96A, 1st this year · 237th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 27, 10:00 AM GMT+8, in daylight
10 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
354 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2024 · source
Questions
When did Guangchuan-01 & 02 launch?
Guangchuan-01 & 02 launched on November 27, 2024 at 02:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:51 to 03:09 UTC.
Where can I watch Guangchuan-01 & 02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Guangchuan-01 & 02?
Zhuque-2E, flown by LandSpace. Zhuque-2E spec sheet
Where did Guangchuan-01 & 02 launch from?
Launch Area 96A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 27, 10:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Guangchuan-01 & 02 reach?
Guangchuan 01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 311 × 507 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did Guangchuan-01 & 02 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).