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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2C/YZ-1SLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
RSW-01 - 03
Launched
August 24, 2021
Summary
RSW-01 - 03 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C/YZ-1S from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 24, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 332nd launch, 28th this year and humanity's 6,118th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Ronghe Shiyan Weixing 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,091 × 1,115 km orbit inclined 86.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 332nd launch28th this yearhumanity's 6,118th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ronghe Shiyan Weixing 1 · NORAD 49112 · 2021-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-076A
- Epoch
- 2021-08-24 16:37:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.43596051 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015947
- Inclination
- 86.4013°
- Ascending node
- 65.8518°
- Arg. of perigee
- 311.3646°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.2454°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 3 payloads; 3 still in orbit
- Ronghe Shiyan Weixing 1 · NORAD 49112 · in orbit
- Test satellite · NORAD 49113 · in orbit
- Ronghe Shiyan Weixing 2 · NORAD 49114 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
"Ronghe Shiyan Weixing" (RSW) = "Integrated Experimental Satellite" are test satellites that will be used to develop a state-owned Chinese low-earth orbit constellation, Xingwang, consisting of several thousand satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
79th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 9th this year · 147th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
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Added launch per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/22/2021 · source
Questions
When did RSW-01 - 03 launch?
RSW-01 - 03 launched on August 24, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RSW-01 - 03?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches TJSW-7. Watch the replay
What rocket launched RSW-01 - 03?
Long March 2C/YZ-1S, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/YZ-1S spec sheet
Where did RSW-01 - 03 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did RSW-01 - 03 reach?
Ronghe Shiyan Weixing 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,091 × 1,115 km orbit inclined 86.4°.
How many satellites did RSW-01 - 03 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).