China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3CLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianlian 1-03
Launched
July 25, 2012
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Tianlian 1-03 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 25, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 112th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,232nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 3C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tian Lian 1-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 42,520 km orbit inclined 18.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 9th Long March 3C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 112th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,232nd orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tian Lian 1-03 · NORAD 38730 · 2012-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-040A
- Epoch
- 2012-07-25 09:29:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.87961309 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7628296
- Inclination
- 18.1103°
- Ascending node
- 178.4323°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7207°
- Mean anomaly
- 173.2124°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Tian Lian 1-03 · NORAD 38730 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y9 Stage 3 · re-entered November 22, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tianlian 1-03 is the third of China's first-generation geostationary data-relay satellites, used to relay telemetry and communications for Shenzhou crewed spacecraft and low-orbit satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
49th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 5th this year · 76th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tianlian 1-03 launch?
Tianlian 1-03 launched on July 25, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianlian 1-03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tianlian 1-03?
Long March 3C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C spec sheet
Where did Tianlian 1-03 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianlian 1-03 reach?
Tian Lian 1-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 42,520 km orbit inclined 18.1°.
How many satellites did Tianlian 1-03 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).