ExPaceKuaizhou 1AMobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianqi 29-32
Launched
September 20, 2024 · 09:43 UTC
Image: CASIC
Summary
Tianqi 29-32 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 20, 2024 at 09:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:33 to 09:58 UTC. It was ExPace's 27th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,763rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianqi Xingzuo 1-26, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 848 × 861 km orbit inclined 44.9°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 27th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 3rd this yearExPace's 27th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,763rd orbital launch attempt174th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-26 · NORAD 61195 · 2024-170 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2024-170A
- Epoch
- 2024-09-20 14:40:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.13493965 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008549
- Inclination
- 44.8592°
- Ascending node
- 98.7233°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.3466°
- Mean anomaly
- 165.6598°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-26 · NORAD 61195 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-27 · NORAD 61196 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-28 · NORAD 61197 · in orbit
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-29 · NORAD 61198 · in orbit
KZ-1A Y31 Stage 4 · re-entered April 20, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
Pad
Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
6th launch from Mobile Launcher Pad, 1st this year · 212th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 20, 5:43 PM GMT+8, in daylight
8 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
403 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 extremely uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/17/2024 · source
Questions
When did Tianqi 29-32 launch?
Tianqi 29-32 launched on September 20, 2024 at 09:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:33 to 09:58 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianqi 29-32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tianqi 29-32?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Tianqi 29-32 launch from?
Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 20, 5:43 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianqi 29-32 reach?
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-26, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 848 × 861 km orbit inclined 44.9°.
How many satellites did Tianqi 29-32 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).