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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianhui-6 A/B
Launched
March 9, 2023
Summary
Tianhui-6 A/B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 9, 2023. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 412th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 6,402nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui-6 01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 887 × 895 km orbit inclined 99.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 49th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 412th launch7th this yearhumanity's 6,402nd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui-6 01 · NORAD 55836 · 2023-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-030A
- Epoch
- 2023-03-10 01:57:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.02888136 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005221
- Inclination
- 98.9964°
- Ascending node
- 77.4029°
- Arg. of perigee
- 231.6693°
- Mean anomaly
- 215.5667°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-6 01 · NORAD 55836 · in orbit
- Tianhui-6 02 · NORAD 55839 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y51 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Described as satellites for cartography purposes, details TBD.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
67th launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 117th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
53 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 very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/5/2023 · source
Questions
When did Tianhui-6 A/B launch?
Tianhui-6 A/B launched on March 9, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianhui-6 A/B?
Coverage: Long March-4C launches TianHui-6 A/B. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianhui-6 A/B?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Tianhui-6 A/B launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianhui-6 A/B reach?
Tianhui-6 01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 887 × 895 km orbit inclined 99.0°.
How many satellites did Tianhui-6 A/B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).