China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Ningxia 1 (x5)
Launched
November 13, 2019
Summary
Ningxia 1 (x5) 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 November 13, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 265th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 5,901st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 6 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Ningxia-1 01 xing, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 894 × 906 km orbit inclined 45.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 6 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 265th launch21st this yearhumanity's 5,901st orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ningxia-1 01 xing · NORAD 44779 · 2019-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-076A
- Epoch
- 2019-11-13 11:48:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.00213718 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000811
- Inclination
- 45.0055°
- Ascending node
- 134.3677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.4177°
- Mean anomaly
- 228.3836°
- 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
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- Ningxia-1 01 xing · NORAD 44779 · in orbit
- Ningxia-1 02 xing · NORAD 44780 · in orbit
- Ningxia-1 03 xing · NORAD 44781 · in orbit
- Ningxia-1 04 xing · NORAD 44782 · in orbit
- Ningxia-1 05 xing · NORAD 44783 · in orbit
CZ-6 Y4 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ningxia 1 is a constellation of remote sensing satellites developed by Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd.
Pad

Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3rd launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 78th 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
722 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Ningxia 1 (x5) launch?
Ningxia 1 (x5) launched on November 13, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ningxia 1 (x5)?
Coverage: Long March-6 launches five Ningxia-1 satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ningxia 1 (x5)?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Ningxia 1 (x5) launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Ningxia 1 (x5) reach?
Ningxia-1 01 xing, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 894 × 906 km orbit inclined 45.0°.
How many satellites did Ningxia 1 (x5) launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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