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ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianmu-1 11-14
Launched
December 25, 2023 · 01:00 UTC
Summary
Tianmu-1 11-14 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 25, 2023 at 01:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:49 to 01:28 UTC. It was ExPace's 22nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,582nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianmu 1-11, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 523 × 537 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Kuaizhou 1A flight · 5th this yearExPace's 22nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,582nd orbital launch attempt214th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianmu 1-11 · NORAD 58645 · 2023-205 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-205A
- Epoch
- 2023-12-25 07:14:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14431785 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010404
- Inclination
- 97.4209°
- Ascending node
- 23.9149°
- Arg. of perigee
- 271.3166°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.9795°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Tianmu 1-11 · NORAD 58645 · in orbit
- Tianmu 1-12 · NORAD 58646 · in orbit
- Tianmu 1-13 · NORAD 58647 · in orbit
- Tianmu 1-14 · NORAD 58648 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y26 Stage 4 · re-entered February 14, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Small meteorology research satellites using GNSS radio occultation by CASIC subsidiary Xiyong Microelectronics Park.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
48th launch from Launch Area 95A, 13th this year · 216th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 25, 9:00 AM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2023 · source
Questions
When did Tianmu-1 11-14 launch?
Tianmu-1 11-14 launched on December 25, 2023 at 01:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:49 to 01:28 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianmu-1 11-14?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-1A launches Tianmu-1 11-14. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianmu-1 11-14?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Tianmu-1 11-14 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 25, 9:00 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianmu-1 11-14 reach?
Tianmu 1-11, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 523 × 537 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Tianmu-1 11-14 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).