![[AUTO] Ceres-1 - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fceres-1_image_20230722081939.jpeg&w=1600)
Galactic EnergyCeres-1Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Taijing-1-01 & 02
Launched
August 9, 2022
Summary
Taijing-1-01 & 02 launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1 from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 9, 2022. It was Galactic Energy's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,281st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ceres-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Ping'an 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 444 × 556 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ceres-1 · Galactic Energy
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ceres-1 flight · 1st this yearGalactic Energy's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,281st orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ping'an 3 · NORAD 53367 · 2022-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-095A
- Epoch
- 2022-08-09 11:57:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24223974 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0081443
- Inclination
- 97.4151°
- Ascending node
- 295.4297°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.2462°
- Mean anomaly
- 23.0492°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Ping'an 3 · NORAD 53367 · re-entered April 3, 2024
- Taijing-1 02 · NORAD 53368 · re-entered April 19, 2024
- Donghai 1 · re-entered January 14, 2025
Gushenxing-1 Stage 4 · re-entered February 3, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Two commercial Earth observation satellites built by Minospace.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32nd launch from Launch Area 95A, 4th this year · 171st from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload assignment uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/8/2022 · source
Questions
When did Taijing-1-01 & 02 launch?
Taijing-1-01 & 02 launched on August 9, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taijing-1-01 & 02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taijing-1-01 & 02?
Ceres-1, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1 spec sheet
Where did Taijing-1-01 & 02 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Taijing-1-01 & 02 reach?
Ping'an 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 444 × 556 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Taijing-1-01 & 02 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).