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Galactic EnergyCeres-1Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16
Launched
July 22, 2023 · 05:07 UTC
Summary
Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 22, 2023 at 05:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:00 to 06:06 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 6th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,477th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ceres-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of Taian, one of 3 catalogued objects, from July 24, 2023, was 493 × 509 km inclined 96.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ceres-1 · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ceres-1 flight · 2nd this yearGalactic Energy's 6th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,477th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Taian · NORAD 57421 · 2023-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2023-103A
- Epoch
- 2023-07-24 13:31:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24094669 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011552
- Inclination
- 96.6255°
- Ascending node
- 293.5471°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.045°
- Mean anomaly
- 129.6851°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 36
- B*
- 0.0011929
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Taian · NORAD 57421 · re-entered August 1, 2024
- Qiankun-1 · NORAD 57422 · in orbit
Gushenxing-1 Y6 Stage 4 · re-entered November 7, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Share ride launch of 2 satellites to SSO: * Qiankun-1 Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) technology demonstration satellite for CSpace * Xingshidai‐16 Earth observation satellite for ADASpace
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
42nd launch from Launch Area 95A, 7th this year · 200th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 22, 1:07 PM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 launch?
Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 launched on July 22, 2023 at 05:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:00 to 06:06 UTC.
Where can I watch Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16?
Coverage: Ceres-1 launches Qiankun-1 and Xingshidai-16. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16?
Ceres-1, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1 spec sheet
Where did Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 22, 1:07 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 reach?
The tracked orbit of Taian, one of 3 catalogued objects, from July 24, 2023, was 493 × 509 km inclined 96.6°.
How many satellites did Qiankun-1 & Xingshidai‐16 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).