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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianlian 2-02
Launched
December 13, 2021
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Tianlian 2-02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 13, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 348th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 6,169th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Long March 3B/E flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tian Lian 2-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 46th Long March 3B/E flight · 9th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 348th launch44th this yearhumanity's 6,169th orbital launch attempt132nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tian Lian 2-02 · NORAD 50005 · 2021-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-124A
- Epoch
- 2021-12-13 19:03:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27991041 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7308902
- Inclination
- 27.0756°
- Ascending node
- 322.1572°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.182°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.9773°
- 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 2-02 · NORAD 50005 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y82 Stage 3 · re-entered February 3, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications satellite series.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
68th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 8th this year · 166th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs, basic info of payload/LV highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2021 · source
Questions
When did Tianlian 2-02 launch?
Tianlian 2-02 launched on December 13, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianlian 2-02?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches TianLian-2 02. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianlian 2-02?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Tianlian 2-02 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianlian 2-02 reach?
Tian Lian 2-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Tianlian 2-02 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).