China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)
Launched
August 4, 2022
Image: CASC
Summary
Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 4, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 377th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 6,275th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Goumang, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 498 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 46th Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 377th launch25th this yearhumanity's 6,275th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Goumang · NORAD 53346 · 2022-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-090A
- Epoch
- 2022-08-04 07:20:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22822583 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009034
- Inclination
- 97.47°
- Ascending node
- 289.1239°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.3547°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.6615°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Goumang · NORAD 53346 · in orbit
- Jiaotong-4 · re-entered May 30, 2024
- Minhang Shaonian Xing · re-entered November 2, 2023
CZ-4B Y40 Stage 3 · re-entered January 17, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Note: Launch vehicle and payload uncertain. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite (TECIS) is intended to evaluate forest biomass, measure atmospheric aerosol content, and detect photosynthetic fluorescence. These measurements will contribute to efforts to combat global warming. The satellite carries 4 instruments: Multi-Beam LIDAR, Directional Multi-Spectral Camera, Directional Polarization Camera, and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Hyper-Spectral Monitor (SIFIS) The satellite will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at a height of 506 km, at 10:30 AM local time in the descending mode, with a designed lifetime of 8 years.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
61st launch from Launch Complex 9, 5th this year · 107th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2022 · source
Questions
When did Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS) launch?
Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS) launched on August 4, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS)?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS) launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS) reach?
Goumang, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 498 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite (TECIS) launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).