China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 5B101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Mengtian
Launched
October 31, 2022
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Mengtian launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 5B from 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on October 31, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 393rd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 6,330th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 5B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Mengtian, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 327 km orbit inclined 41.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 5B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 393rd launch41st this yearhumanity's 6,330th orbital launch attempt148th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mengtian · NORAD 54216 · 2022-143 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-143A
- Epoch
- 2022-10-31 11:45:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09178991 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0106917
- Inclination
- 41.4644°
- Ascending node
- 108.4837°
- Arg. of perigee
- 167.5223°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.7312°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Mengtian · NORAD 54216 · docked October 31, 2022
CZ-5B Y4 Stage 1 · re-entered November 4, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mengtian is the second Laboratory Cabin Module (LCM) and third major component of the Chinese spacestation. It will provide a pressurized environment for researchers to conduct science experiments in zero gravity.
Pad
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
9th launch from 101, 2nd this year · 20th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
18 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
99 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success declared following payload deployment
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2022 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 10/31/2022 · source
Refined T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2022 · source
CCTV Webcast link live; CGTN English coverage to be confirmed
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/31/2022 · source
Refined launch time per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2022 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 10/22/2022 · source
Added launch window
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2022 · source
Targeting October 27 according to local tour operators
Nosu · 8/10/2022 · source
Questions
When did Mengtian launch?
Mengtian launched on October 31, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mengtian?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of Mengtian lab module's launch to China Space Station; 中国空间站第三大舱段——梦天实验舱发射. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Mengtian?
Long March 5B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 5B spec sheet
Where did Mengtian launch from?
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Mengtian reach?
Mengtian, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 327 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
How many satellites did Mengtian launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Mengtian part of?
Tiangong space station. About Tiangong space station