Galactic EnergyCeres-1SRizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Tianqi 33-36

Name: Tianqi 33-36 launch
Start: 2024-12-19T10:18:00.000Z
End: 2024-12-19T10:36:00.000Z
Location: Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Launched

December 19, 2024 · 10:18 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: Galactic Energy

Summary

Tianqi 33-36 launched on a Galactic Energy Ceres-1S from Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport on December 19, 2024 at 10:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:07 to 10:36 UTC. It was Galactic Energy's 16th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,839th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ceres-1S flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianqi Xingzuo 1-30, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 844 × 860 km orbit inclined 45.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Watch: Live: Ceres-1S Tianqi-1 33-36 Launch (No Commentary)International Rocket Launches
Vehicle: Ceres-1S · Galactic Energy
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 4th Ceres-1S flight · 3rd this yearGalactic Energy's 16th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,839th orbital launch attempt250th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

45.0°Inclination

844 × 860 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

101.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements

227.7°Ascending node

665 d agoElement epoch2024-12-19 15:15 UTC · stale

Tianqi Xingzuo 1-30 · NORAD 62365 · 2024-245 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: UNKNOWN
Epoch: 2024-12-19 15:15:03 UTC
Mean motion: 14.14260918 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0010805
Inclination: 44.979°
Ascending node: 227.7121°
Arg. of perigee: 310.4328°
Mean anomaly: 130.1967°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 5
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

4 catalogued: 4 payloads; 4 still in orbit

Tianqi Xingzuo 1-30 · NORAD 62365 · in orbit
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-31 · NORAD 62366 · in orbit
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-32 · NORAD 62367 · in orbit
Tianqi Xingzuo 1-33 · NORAD 62368 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.

Pad

Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

2nd launch from Rizhao offshore launch location, 2nd this year · 14th from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 19, 6:18 PM GMT+8, at night

7 launches from this pad · 28 from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

204 days after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Haiyang Oriental Spaceport Open in maps

Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Dec 19, 2024 · source

Show 4 earlier updates

Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/19/2024 · source
Unofficial Re-stream by International Rocket Launches has started
LL2 · 12/19/2024 · source
Updating T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/19/2024 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/14/2024 · source

Questions

When did Tianqi 33-36 launch?

Tianqi 33-36 launched on December 19, 2024 at 10:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 10:07 to 10:36 UTC.

Where can I watch Tianqi 33-36?

Coverage: Live: Ceres-1S Tianqi-1 33-36 Launch (No Commentary). Watch the replay

What rocket launched Tianqi 33-36?

Ceres-1S, flown by Galactic Energy. Ceres-1S spec sheet

Where did Tianqi 33-36 launch from?

Rizhao offshore launch location, Haiyang Oriental Spaceport. Liftoff was Dec 19, 6:18 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Tianqi 33-36 reach?

Tianqi Xingzuo 1-30, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 844 × 860 km orbit inclined 45.0°.

How many satellites did Tianqi 33-36 launch?

4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).