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ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Longjiang 3
Launched
June 9, 2023 · 02:35 UTC
Summary
Longjiang 3 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 9, 2023 at 02:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:23 to 02:54 UTC. It was ExPace's 19th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,456th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Longjiang-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 507 km orbit inclined 49.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 2nd this yearExPace's 19th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,456th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Longjiang-3 · NORAD 56874 · 2023-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-082A
- Epoch
- 2023-06-09 10:26:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23561819 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007011
- Inclination
- 49.1301°
- Ascending node
- 264.5224°
- Arg. of perigee
- 264.8772°
- Mean anomaly
- 195.285°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Longjiang-3 · NORAD 56874 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y20 Stage 4 · re-entered June 12, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Low Earth Orbit prototype communication satellite by Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), to test a new satellite platform in the shape of a plate for future LEO communication satellite constellations uses.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
40th launch from Launch Area 95A, 5th this year · 196th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 9, 10:35 AM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Go for launch per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/6/2023 · source
Recycling of unused launch entry for another Chinese launch; confirmed per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/2/2023 · source
Revert to April TBD due to potential range conflict.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/2/2023 · source
NET April 5
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/28/2023 · source
Apparently scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/27/2023 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2023 · source
Questions
When did Longjiang 3 launch?
Longjiang 3 launched on June 9, 2023 at 02:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:23 to 02:54 UTC.
Where can I watch Longjiang 3?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-1A launches Longjiang-3. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Longjiang 3?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Longjiang 3 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 9, 10:35 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Longjiang 3 reach?
Longjiang-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 507 km orbit inclined 49.1°.
How many satellites did Longjiang 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).