China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 12Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Maiden Flight
Launched
November 30, 2024 · 14:25 UTC
Image: 中国航天科技集团
Summary
Maiden Flight launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 12 from Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 30, 2024 at 14:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:17 to 16:08 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 495th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 6,819th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 12 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). JSW-03, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,001 × 1,086 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Live: CASC Long March 12 Demo Flight (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 12 flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 495th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 6,819th orbital launch attempt230th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JSW-03 · NORAD 62185 · 2024-226 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-226A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-30 17:24:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.59809989 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057182
- Inclination
- 50.0028°
- Ascending node
- 236.4005°
- Arg. of perigee
- 184.1643°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.9034°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- JSW-03 · NORAD 62185 · in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 05-01 · NORAD 62186 · in orbit
CZ-12 Y1 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First launch of the Long March 12 launch vehicle and the first launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site. 2 satellites are on board: * Satellite Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite * JSW-03
Pad
Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Commercial LC-2, 1st this year · 33rd from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 30, 10:25 PM GMT+8, at night
10 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
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Questions
When did Maiden Flight launch?
Maiden Flight launched on November 30, 2024 at 14:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:17 to 16:08 UTC.
Where can I watch Maiden Flight?
Coverage: Live: CASC Long March 12 Demo Flight (No Commentary). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Maiden Flight?
Long March 12, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 12 spec sheet
Where did Maiden Flight launch from?
Commercial LC-2, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 30, 10:25 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Maiden Flight reach?
JSW-03, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,001 × 1,086 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did Maiden Flight launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).