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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 4
Launched
December 29, 2021
Summary
Tianhui 4 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 29, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 351st launch, 47th this year and humanity's 6,180th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Long March 2D flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui-4 01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 490 × 505 km orbit inclined 89.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 56th Long March 2D flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 351st launch47th this yearhumanity's 6,180th orbital launch attempt143rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui-4 01 · NORAD 50572 · 2021-134 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-134A
- Epoch
- 2021-12-29 17:36:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25058722 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011107
- Inclination
- 88.9993°
- Ascending node
- 188.1398°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.5662°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.8224°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 2 still in orbit
- Tianhui-4 01 · NORAD 50572 · in orbit
- Tianhui-4 02 · NORAD 50573 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese cartography satellite, details TBD.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
83rd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 13th this year · 157th 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
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs - rocket and payload identity highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/24/2021 · source
Questions
When did Tianhui 4 launch?
Tianhui 4 launched on December 29, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianhui 4?
Coverage: Long March-2D launches TianHui-4. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianhui 4?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Tianhui 4 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianhui 4 reach?
Tianhui-4 01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 490 × 505 km orbit inclined 89.0°.
How many satellites did Tianhui 4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).