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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
Tansat (CarbonSat)
Launched
December 21, 2016 · 19:22 UTC
Summary
Tansat (CarbonSat) 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 December 21, 2016 at 19:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:11 to 19:38 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 189th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 5,613th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Long March 2D flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tan weixing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 697 × 727 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Launches Satellite to Monitor Global Carbon EmissionsCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 31st Long March 2D flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 189th launch21st this yearhumanity's 5,613th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tan weixing · NORAD 41898 · 2016-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-081A
- Epoch
- 2016-12-21 22:32:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.56392022 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020565
- Inclination
- 98.1498°
- Ascending node
- 295.7121°
- Arg. of perigee
- 223.4536°
- Mean anomaly
- 232.4243°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Tan weixing · NORAD 41898 · in orbit
- Chao fenbianlu duoguangpu · NORAD 41899 · in orbit
- SPARK-01 · NORAD 41900 · in orbit
- SPARK-02 · NORAD 41901 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y33 Stage 2 · re-entered March 21, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tansat is a global CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitoring scientific experiment satellite and demonstration mission. The main components of the project are: The global carbon dioxide monitoring platform. A high spectral and spatial resolution CO2 detector. A multispectral cloud and aerosol detector. And a ground data processing and inversion CO2 verification system.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
46th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 6th this year · 91st from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 22, 3:22 AM GMT+8, at night
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
39 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 Tansat (CarbonSat) launch?
Tansat (CarbonSat) launched on December 21, 2016 at 19:22 UTC. The launch window ran from 19:11 to 19:38 UTC.
Where can I watch Tansat (CarbonSat)?
Coverage: China Launches Satellite to Monitor Global Carbon Emissions. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tansat (CarbonSat)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Tansat (CarbonSat) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 22, 3:22 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tansat (CarbonSat) reach?
Tan weixing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 697 × 727 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Tansat (CarbonSat) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).