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China Rocket Co. Ltd.Smart Dragon 3South China Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
SatNet test satellite
Launched
December 5, 2023 · 19:24 UTC
Summary
SatNet test satellite launched on a China Rocket Co. Ltd. Smart Dragon 3 from South China Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on December 5, 2023 at 19:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:17 to 20:02 UTC. It was China Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,567th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Smart Dragon 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Xingwang Jishu SW 03-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 912 × 929 km orbit inclined 86.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Smart Dragon 3 · China Rocket Co. Ltd.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Smart Dragon 3 flight · 1st this yearChina Rocket Co. Ltd.'s 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,567th orbital launch attempt199th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xingwang Jishu SW 03-01 · NORAD 58505 · 2023-190 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-190A
- Epoch
- 2023-12-05 22:14:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.94476362 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011721
- Inclination
- 86.4932°
- Ascending node
- 298.1429°
- Arg. of perigee
- 299.6155°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.1865°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Xingwang Jishu SW 03-01 · NORAD 58505 · in orbit
Jielong-3 Y2 Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Officially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellite" built by Chinese Academy of Sciences. Probable 1 test satellite for the Chinese state-owned LEO communication satellite constellation SatNet.
Pad
South China Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
1st launch from South China Sea (launch location 1), 1st this year · 7th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 6, 3:24 AM GMT+8, at night
2 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/25/2023 · source
Questions
When did SatNet test satellite launch?
SatNet test satellite launched on December 5, 2023 at 19:24 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:17 to 20:02 UTC.
Where can I watch SatNet test satellite?
Coverage: Smart Dragon-3 launches “Satellite Internet Technology Test Satellite”. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SatNet test satellite?
Smart Dragon 3, flown by China Rocket Co. Ltd.. Smart Dragon 3 spec sheet
Where did SatNet test satellite launch from?
South China Sea (launch location 1), Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Dec 6, 3:24 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SatNet test satellite reach?
Xingwang Jishu SW 03-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 912 × 929 km orbit inclined 86.5°.
How many satellites did SatNet test satellite launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).