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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
KL-Beta
Launched
August 4, 2021
Summary
KL-Beta 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 August 4, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 329th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 6,111th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 6 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). GMS-Beta-A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 906 × 915 km orbit inclined 89.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 6 flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 329th launch25th this yearhumanity's 6,111th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GMS-Beta-A · NORAD 49059 · 2021-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-070A
- Epoch
- 2021-08-04 12:36:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.97285649 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005989
- Inclination
- 88.9843°
- Ascending node
- 53.2917°
- Arg. of perigee
- 224.2917°
- Mean anomaly
- 226.2662°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- GMS-Beta-A · NORAD 49059 · in orbit
- GMS-Beta-B · NORAD 49060 · in orbit
CZ-6 Y7 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The KL-Beta A and B, satellites are test satellites for a global multimedia satellite system for the German company KLEO Connect and the Chinese company Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology. The satellites were built by CAS Microspace and feature a Ka-band communications payload. The prototype system also includes another satellite “GMS-T” built by OHB System of Germany.
Pad
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8th launch from Launch Complex 16, 3rd this year · 95th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Added launch.
Questions
When did KL-Beta launch?
KL-Beta launched on August 4, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KL-Beta?
Coverage: Long March-6 launches two KL-Beta satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched KL-Beta?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did KL-Beta launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did KL-Beta reach?
GMS-Beta-A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 906 × 915 km orbit inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did KL-Beta launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).