China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianhui 5 Group 02
Launched
July 4, 2024 · 22:49 UTC
Image: CCTV
Summary
Tianhui 5 Group 02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6A from Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 4, 2024 at 22:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:41 to 23:33 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 474th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 6,718th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 6A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui-5 2-01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 618 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 6A flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 474th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 6,718th orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui-5 2-01 · NORAD 60211 · 2024-126 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-127A
- Epoch
- 2024-07-05 06:17:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.86560316 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002506
- Inclination
- 97.8214°
- Ascending node
- 193.7374°
- Arg. of perigee
- 168.3343°
- Mean anomaly
- 171.7622°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Tianhui-5 2-01 · NORAD 60211 · in orbit
- Tianhui-5 2-02 · NORAD 60212 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y7 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A pair of satellites officially described as for cartographic surveying purposes, details TBD.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 3rd this year · 128th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 5, 6:49 AM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/25/2024 · source
Questions
When did Tianhui 5 Group 02 launch?
Tianhui 5 Group 02 launched on July 4, 2024 at 22:49 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:41 to 23:33 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianhui 5 Group 02?
Coverage: YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianhui 5 Group 02?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Tianhui 5 Group 02 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 5, 6:49 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianhui 5 Group 02 reach?
Tianhui-5 2-01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 618 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Tianhui 5 Group 02 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).