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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
Tianhui-1C
Launched
October 26, 2015
Summary
Tianhui-1C 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 October 26, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 161st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,506th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Long March 2D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui 1-03, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 503 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches New Mapping SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 25th Long March 2D flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 161st launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,506th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui 1-03 · NORAD 40988 · 2015-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-061B
- Epoch
- 2015-10-26 11:43:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2462793 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006303
- Inclination
- 97.3513°
- Ascending node
- 56.9961°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.6018°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.5486°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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: 1 payload, 1 debris, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Tianhui 1-03 · NORAD 40988 · re-entered September 25, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tianhui-1C is the third of China's Tianhui-1 stereo-mapping satellites, which produce three-dimensional terrain imagery for cartography and are believed to serve the People's Liberation Army.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
39th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 81st from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19 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 Tianhui-1C launch?
Tianhui-1C launched on October 26, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianhui-1C?
Coverage: China Launches New Mapping Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianhui-1C?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Tianhui-1C launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianhui-1C reach?
Tianhui 1-03, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 503 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Tianhui-1C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).