China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationKaituozhe-2Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tiankun-1
Launched
March 2, 2017
Summary
Tiankun-1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Kaituozhe-2 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 2, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 192nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,628th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Kaituozhe-2 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tiankun-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 406 km orbit inclined 96.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Kaituozhe-2 flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 192nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,628th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tiankun-1 · NORAD 42061 · 2017-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-012A
- Epoch
- 2017-03-03 00:52:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.88423942 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0138555
- Inclination
- 96.6756°
- Ascending node
- 75.1685°
- Arg. of perigee
- 330.6984°
- Mean anomaly
- 29.6552°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Tiankun-1 · NORAD 42061 · re-entered July 7, 2023
KT-2 Y1 Stage 3 · re-entered April 8, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the maiden launch of Kaitouzhe-2 rocket. Tiankun-1 is a new technology test satellite developed and built by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and it will be launched into a Sun-synchronous orbit.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
47th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 93rd 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
71 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 Tiankun-1 launch?
Tiankun-1 launched on March 2, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiankun-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tiankun-1?
Kaituozhe-2, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Kaituozhe-2 spec sheet
Where did Tiankun-1 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tiankun-1 reach?
Tiankun-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 406 km orbit inclined 96.7°.
How many satellites did Tiankun-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).