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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 11Yellow Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Jilin-1 & others

Launched

June 5, 2019

Launch Successful

Summary

Jilin-1 & others launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 11 from Yellow Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on June 5, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 253rd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,856th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 11 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Bufeng yi hao A xing, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 564 × 582 km orbit inclined 45.0°. 16 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.

Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
7th Long March 11 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 253rd launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,856th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

45.0°Inclination
564 × 582 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
96.0 minPeriodfrom mean elements
296.8°Ascending node
2689 d agoElement epoch2019-06-05 21:10 UTC · stale

Bufeng yi hao A xing · NORAD 44312 · 2019-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 16 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2019-032C
Epoch
2019-06-05 21:10:04 UTC
Mean motion
15.00298923 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0013469
Inclination
44.9859°
Ascending node
296.8148°
Arg. of perigee
307.6752°
Mean anomaly
52.2891°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
10
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.

Catalogued objects

16 catalogued: 7 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris; 5 still in orbit

  • Bufeng yi hao A xing · NORAD 44312 · in orbit
  • Bufeng yi hao B xing · NORAD 44314 · in orbit
  • Tianxiang 1 · in orbit
  • Tianqi Xingzuo 1-02 · in orbit
  • Xiaoxiang-1 04 xing · re-entered October 26, 2025
  • Jilin-1 GaoFen 03A · re-entered April 26, 2026
  • Tianxiang 2 · in orbit

CZ-11H Y1 Stage 4 · re-entered March 12, 2021

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

The first sea launch of Long March 11 rocket. It carries 7 satellites, which include a new high-resolution Earth observation satellite Jilin-1 and several test satellites, verifying such technologies as sea surface wind measuring and satellite interlink communication.

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Map of Yellow Sea (launch location 1)

Yellow Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

1st launch from Yellow Sea (launch location 1), 1st this year · 1st from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

1 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Jilin-1 & others launch?

Jilin-1 & others launched on June 5, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Jilin-1 & others?

Coverage: China’s first sea launch: Long March-11 launches from a ship at sea. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Jilin-1 & others?

Long March 11, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 11 spec sheet

Where did Jilin-1 & others launch from?

Yellow Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.

What orbit did Jilin-1 & others reach?

Bufeng yi hao A xing, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 564 × 582 km orbit inclined 45.0°.

How many satellites did Jilin-1 & others launch?

7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).