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ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianmu-1 15-18
Launched
January 5, 2024 · 11:20 UTC
Summary
Tianmu-1 15-18 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 5, 2024 at 11:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:09 to 11:32 UTC. It was ExPace's 24th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,593rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianmu 1-15, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 539 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 25th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 1st this yearExPace's 24th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,593rd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianmu 1-15 · NORAD 58700 · 2024-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-004A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-05 14:20:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.13991776 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010879
- Inclination
- 97.4542°
- Ascending node
- 189.9719°
- Arg. of perigee
- 261.245°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.9839°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 1-15 · NORAD 58700 · in orbit
- Tianmu 1-16 · NORAD 58701 · in orbit
- Tianmu 1-17 · NORAD 58702 · in orbit
- Tianmu 1-18 · NORAD 58703 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y28 Stage 4 · re-entered January 15, 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
50th launch from Launch Area 95A, 1st this year · 219th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 5, 7:20 PM GMT+8, at night
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
9 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Tianmu-1 15-18 launch?
Tianmu-1 15-18 launched on January 5, 2024 at 11:20 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:09 to 11:32 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianmu-1 15-18?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-1A launches Tianmu-1 15-18. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianmu-1 15-18?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Tianmu-1 15-18 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 5, 7:20 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianmu-1 15-18 reach?
Tianmu 1-15, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 524 × 539 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Tianmu-1 15-18 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).