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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 2-03
Launched
July 12, 2022
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Tianlian 2-03 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 July 12, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 373rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 6,263rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Long March 3B/E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tian Lian 2-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 35,836 km orbit inclined 27.2°. 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
- 49th Long March 3B/E flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 373rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 6,263rd orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tian Lian 2-03 · NORAD 53100 · 2022-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-078A
- Epoch
- 2022-07-12 19:52:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27970913 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7307515
- Inclination
- 27.1635°
- Ascending node
- 175.3002°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.591°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.6306°
- 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 2-03 · NORAD 53100 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y85 Stage 3 · re-entered October 20, 2023
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
99th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 172nd 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
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Tianlian 2-03 launch?
Tianlian 2-03 launched on July 12, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tianlian 2-03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tianlian 2-03?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Tianlian 2-03 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tianlian 2-03 reach?
Tian Lian 2-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 35,836 km orbit inclined 27.2°.
How many satellites did Tianlian 2-03 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).