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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianlian 2-01
Launched
March 31, 2019
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Tianlian 2-01 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 31, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 248th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,840th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Long March 3B/E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tian Lian 2-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 35,824 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China launches new data relay satelliteNew China TV
- China Launches New Data Relay SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Long March-3B launches TianLian-2 01 satelliteSciNews
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 28th Long March 3B/E flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 248th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,840th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tian Lian 2-01 · NORAD 44076 · 2019-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-017A
- Epoch
- 2019-03-31 19:26:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27973356 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7302602
- Inclination
- 27.1227°
- Ascending node
- 63.7884°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5282°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.6728°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Tian Lian 2-01 · NORAD 44076 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y44 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications satellite series.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
78th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 128th 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
79 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 2-01 launch?
Tianlian 2-01 launched on March 31, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianlian 2-01?
Coverage: China launches new data relay satellite; China Launches New Data Relay Satellite; Long March-3B launches TianLian-2 01 satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianlian 2-01?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Tianlian 2-01 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianlian 2-01 reach?
Tian Lian 2-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 35,824 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Tianlian 2-01 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).