China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2F/GLaunch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tiangong-1
Launched
September 29, 2011
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Tiangong-1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2F/G from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 29, 2011. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 93rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,162nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 2F/G flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tiangong 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 340 km orbit inclined 42.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- LIFT OFF: China launches space module rocket Tiangong 1On Demand News
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 2F/G flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 93rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,162nd orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tiangong 1 · NORAD 37820 · 2011-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-053A
- Epoch
- 2011-09-29 17:23:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03270706 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0101297
- Inclination
- 42.7802°
- Ascending node
- 196.4777°
- Arg. of perigee
- 130.5581°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.4736°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Tiangong 1 · NORAD 37820 · re-entered April 2, 2018
CZ-2F T1 Stage 2 · re-entered October 10, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tiangong-1 was China's first space laboratory, an uncrewed target module used to demonstrate rendezvous and docking with the Shenzhou 8, 9 and 10 missions and to host two visiting crews.
Pad
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8th launch from Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), 1st this year · 55th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tiangong-1 launch?
Tiangong-1 launched on September 29, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiangong-1?
Coverage: LIFT OFF: China launches space module rocket Tiangong 1. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tiangong-1?
Long March 2F/G, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2F/G spec sheet
Where did Tiangong-1 launch from?
Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tiangong-1 reach?
Tiangong 1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 340 km orbit inclined 42.8°.
How many satellites did Tiangong-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).