China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM)

Name: Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launch
Start: 2024-06-22T07:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-06-22T07:20:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Launched

June 22, 2024 · 07:00 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 22, 2024 at 07:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:50 to 07:20 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 472nd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 6,708th orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Long March 2C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). SVOM, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 640 km orbit inclined 29.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Long March 2C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 58th Long March 2C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 472nd launch20th this yearhumanity's 6,708th orbital launch attempt119th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

29.0°Inclination

634 × 640 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

97.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements

4.9°Ascending node

845 d agoElement epoch2024-06-22 16:42 UTC · stale

SVOM · NORAD 60088 · 2024-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2024-116A
Epoch: 2024-06-22 16:42:10 UTC
Mean motion: 14.79864735 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0004734
Inclination: 28.9996°
Ascending node: 4.9054°
Arg. of perigee: 240.5247°
Mean anomaly: 209.146°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 2
B*: 0.14049

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

3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

SVOM · NORAD 60088 · in orbit
CATCH-1 · NORAD 60089 · in orbit

CZ-2C Y50 Stage 2 · re-entered August 4, 2024

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a French/Chinese planned small X-ray telescope satellite under development by China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES). SVOM will study the explosions of massive stars by analysing the resulting gamma-ray bursts. The lightweight X-ray mirror for SVOM weighs just 1 kg (2.2 lb). SVOM will add new capabilities to the work of finding gamma-ray bursts currently being done by the multinational satellite Swift. Its anti-solar pointing strategy makes the Earth cross the field of view of its payload every orbit.

Official page: Svom

Pad

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

92nd launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 6th this year · 207th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 22, 3:00 PM GMT+8, in daylight

108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

62 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jun 22, 2024 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/20/2024 · source
Updating launch day and time, setting GO
Nosu · 6/10/2024 · source
Adding approximate launch time from countdown on website
Nosu · 1/9/2024 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/27/2023 · source

Questions

When did Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launch?

Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launched on June 22, 2024 at 07:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 06:50 to 07:20 UTC.

Where can I watch Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM)?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM)?

Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet

Where did Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launch from?

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 22, 3:00 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) reach?

SVOM, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 640 km orbit inclined 29.0°.

How many satellites did Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launch?

2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).