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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianping-3
Launched
October 22, 2024 · 00:10 UTC
Summary
Tianping-3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6 from Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 22, 2024 at 00:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:03 to 00:36 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 488th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 6,782nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 6 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianping-3A(01), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 565 × 576 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 6 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 488th launch36th this yearhumanity's 6,782nd orbital launch attempt193rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianping-3A(01) · NORAD 61614 · 2024-189 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-189A
- Epoch
- 2024-10-22 08:18:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.00990846 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007956
- Inclination
- 97.638°
- Ascending node
- 321.2727°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.8466°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.5306°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
3 catalogued: 3 payloads; 3 still in orbit
- Tianping-3A(01) · NORAD 61614 · in orbit
- Tianping-3B(01) · NORAD 61615 · in orbit
- Tianping-3B(02) · NORAD 61616 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
3 satellites be used as calibration targets for ground based orbital objects surveillance services such as atmospheric space environment study and orbital prediction model correction.
Pad
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
14th launch from Launch Complex 16, 2nd this year · 134th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 22, 8:10 AM GMT+8, in daylight
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
46 days 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 uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/18/2024 · source
Questions
When did Tianping-3 launch?
Tianping-3 launched on October 22, 2024 at 00:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:03 to 00:36 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianping-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tianping-3?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Tianping-3 launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 22, 8:10 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianping-3 reach?
Tianping-3A(01), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 565 × 576 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did Tianping-3 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).