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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others
Launched
November 19, 2018
Summary
Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 19, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 239th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 5,802nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Long March 2D flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianzhi-1, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China sent 5 satellites into space on a single rocketPeople's Daily, China 人民日报
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 41st Long March 2D flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 239th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 5,802nd orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianzhi-1 · NORAD 43710 · 2018-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-094A
- Epoch
- 2018-11-20 02:39:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23229978 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010174
- Inclination
- 97.4045°
- Ascending node
- 328.9787°
- Arg. of perigee
- 252.9947°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.4852°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 5 payloads, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Tianzhi-1 · NORAD 43710 · re-entered October 5, 2025
- Shiyan 6 · NORAD 43711 · in orbit
- Tianping-1A · NORAD 43712 · re-entered October 8, 2024
- Jiading-1 · NORAD 43713 · re-entered November 27, 2024
- Tianping-1B · NORAD 43714 · re-entered October 16, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Shiyan 6 is the main payload of the launch and is reported to be used for "space environment measurements and related technical tests". It was launched along with 4 small satellites, among which are a China's first privately designed low Earth orbit communications satellite Jiading-1 and China's first software-based satellite Tianzhi-1.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
60th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 9th this year · 110th 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
Questions
When did Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others launch?
Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others launched on November 19, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others?
Coverage: China sent 5 satellites into space on a single rocket. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others reach?
Tianzhi-1, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 6, Jiading-1 (OKW-1) & others launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).