China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianhui-2-01
Launched
April 29, 2019 · 22:52 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Tianhui-2-01 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 April 29, 2019 at 22:52 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 250th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,847th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui-2 01-01, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 513 × 525 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 32nd Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 250th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,847th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui-2 01-01 · NORAD 44207 · 2019-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-024A
- Epoch
- 2019-04-30 01:53:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.18107511 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000857
- Inclination
- 97.444°
- Ascending node
- 127.6346°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.3496°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.5568°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 2 still in orbit
- Tianhui-2 01-01 · NORAD 44207 · in orbit
- Tianhui-2 01-02 · NORAD 44209 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y36 Stage 3 · re-entered July 4, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
At 22:52 UTC on April 29, 2019, China used a Long March 4B rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch two Tianhui-2-01 satellites. The satellites will be used for scientific experiments, land resource survey, geographic survey and mapping.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
37th launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 73rd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 30, 6:52 AM GMT+8, in daylight
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
186 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tianhui-2-01 launch?
Tianhui-2-01 launched on April 29, 2019 at 22:52 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianhui-2-01?
Coverage: Long March-4B launches two Tianhui II-01 satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianhui-2-01?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Tianhui-2-01 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Apr 30, 6:52 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianhui-2-01 reach?
Tianhui-2 01-01, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 513 × 525 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Tianhui-2-01 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).