China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SpaceSail Polar Group #3
Launched
December 5, 2024 · 04:41 UTC
Image: 央视新闻
Summary
SpaceSail Polar Group #3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6A from Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 5, 2024 at 04:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:32 to 04:58 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 497th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 6,825th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 6A flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 03-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from December 16, 2024, was 803 × 827 km inclined 89.0°. 19 objects from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 9th Long March 6A flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 497th launch45th this yearhumanity's 6,825th orbital launch attempt236th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Qianfan Xingzuo 03-01 · NORAD 62238 · 2024-232 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 19 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-232B
- Epoch
- 2024-12-16 12:58:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25244273 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016345
- Inclination
- 88.9938°
- Ascending node
- 78.841°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.7262°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.4106°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4994
- B*
- 0.00052133
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
19 catalogued: 18 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 19 still in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-01 · NORAD 62238 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-02 · NORAD 62239 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-03 · NORAD 62240 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-04 · NORAD 62241 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-05 · NORAD 62242 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-06 · NORAD 62243 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-07 · NORAD 62244 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-08 · NORAD 62245 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-09 · NORAD 62246 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-10 · NORAD 62247 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-11 · NORAD 62248 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-12 · NORAD 62249 · in orbit
Show 6 more payloads
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-13 · NORAD 62250 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-14 · NORAD 62251 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-15 · NORAD 62252 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-16 · NORAD 62253 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-17 · NORAD 62254 · in orbit
- Qianfan Xingzuo 03-18 · NORAD 62255 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y22 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
10th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 6th this year · 136th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 5, 12:41 PM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 3 earlier updates
Rescheduled for December 5 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/4/2024 · source
Possible launch scrub, awaiting new information.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/2/2024 · source
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain (possibly CZ-6A launch with a batch of G60 Low Earth Orbit communication constellation satellites).
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/26/2024 · source
Questions
When did SpaceSail Polar Group #3 launch?
SpaceSail Polar Group #3 launched on December 5, 2024 at 04:41 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:32 to 04:58 UTC.
Where can I watch SpaceSail Polar Group #3?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches SpaceSail 03. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpaceSail Polar Group #3?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did SpaceSail Polar Group #3 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 5, 12:41 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did SpaceSail Polar Group #3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Qianfan Xingzuo 03-01, one of 19 catalogued objects, from December 16, 2024, was 803 × 827 km inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did SpaceSail Polar Group #3 launch?
18 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 18 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).