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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01
Launched
May 21, 2023 · 08:00 UTC
Summary
MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 21, 2023 at 08:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:50 to 10:16 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 421st launch, 16th this year and humanity's 6,442nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Long March 2C flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Aomen Kexue 1A, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 461 × 505 km orbit inclined 41.0°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 53rd Long March 2C flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 421st launch16th this yearhumanity's 6,442nd orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aomen Kexue 1A · NORAD 56731 · 2023-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-069A
- Epoch
- 2023-05-21 14:22:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.30002927 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003148
- Inclination
- 40.9985°
- Ascending node
- 359.096°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.8305°
- Mean anomaly
- 327.6116°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
8 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 2 still in orbit
- Aomen Kexue 1A · NORAD 56731 · in orbit
- Aomen Kexue 1B · NORAD 56732 · in orbit
- Luojia-2 01 · NORAD 56733 · re-entered March 25, 2025
CZ-2C Y60 Stage 2 · re-entered April 23, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Macau Science Satellite-1 (MUST-1A/B) are 2 magnetosphere research satellites from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) aiming to study the different layers of the Earth’s magnetosphere system, particularly in the South Atlantic Anomaly by studying the origin and evolution of the geomagnetic field and the geomagnetic inversion mechanism, and draw a high-precision and high-resolution lithospheric geomagnetic map. Luojia-2 01 is a 0.5 m resolution Earth observation Synthetic-aperture radar satellite from Wuhan University.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
102nd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 6th this year · 193rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 21, 4:00 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle identity uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/20/2023 · source
Questions
When did MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01 launch?
MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01 launched on May 21, 2023 at 08:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:50 to 10:16 UTC.
Where can I watch MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01?
Coverage: Long March-2C launches Macao Science-1 A/B and LuoJia-2 01. Watch the replay
What rocket launched MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 21, 4:00 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01 reach?
Aomen Kexue 1A, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 461 × 505 km orbit inclined 41.0°.
How many satellites did MUST-1A/B & Luojia-2 01 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).