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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianping-3A-02
Launched
April 3, 2025 · 02:12 UTC
Summary
Tianping-3A-02 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 April 3, 2025 at 02:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:04 to 02:36 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 515th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,919th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Long March 6 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 459 × 803 km orbit inclined 43.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Long March 6 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 515th launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,919th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianping-3A(02) · NORAD 63432 · 2025-068 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-068A
- Epoch
- 2025-04-03 13:36:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.81772435 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0245149
- Inclination
- 43.0033°
- Ascending node
- 211.8244°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.3184°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.7741°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Tianping-3A(02) · NORAD 63432 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite be used as calibration target 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
15th launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 139th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 3, 10:12 AM GMT+8, in daylight
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
163 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/28/2025 · source
Questions
When did Tianping-3A-02 launch?
Tianping-3A-02 launched on April 3, 2025 at 02:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 02:04 to 02:36 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianping-3A-02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tianping-3A-02?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Tianping-3A-02 launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Apr 3, 10:12 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianping-3A-02 reach?
It reached a 459 × 803 km orbit inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Tianping-3A-02 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).