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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-04 - 06
Launched
May 20, 2022
Summary
RSW-04 - 06 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 May 20, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 368th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 6,240th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Digui Tongxin Shiyan Wei., one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 878 × 903 km orbit inclined 86.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 368th launch16th this yearhumanity's 6,240th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Digui Tongxin Shiyan Wei. · NORAD 52716 · 2022-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-056A
- Epoch
- 2022-05-20 15:31:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.03053089 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016998
- Inclination
- 85.9984°
- Ascending node
- 320.1202°
- Arg. of perigee
- 305.5499°
- Mean anomaly
- 162.3939°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Digui Tongxin Shiyan Wei. · NORAD 52716 · in orbit
- Digui Tongxin Shiyan Wei. · NORAD 52717 · in orbit
- Digui Tongxin Shiyan Wei. · NORAD 52718 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1S Y5 · re-entered May 21, 2022
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
89th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 6th this year · 165th 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
21 days 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 RSW-04 - 06 launch?
RSW-04 - 06 launched on May 20, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RSW-04 - 06?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RSW-04 - 06?
Long March 2C/YZ-1S, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/YZ-1S spec sheet
Where did RSW-04 - 06 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did RSW-04 - 06 reach?
Digui Tongxin Shiyan Wei., one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 878 × 903 km orbit inclined 86.0°.
How many satellites did RSW-04 - 06 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).