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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tiantong-1-03
Launched
January 19, 2021
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Tiantong-1-03 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 19, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 305th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,040th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tiantong-1 03 xing, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 35,822 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 38th Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 305th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,040th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tiantong-1 03 xing · NORAD 47321 · 2021-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-003A
- Epoch
- 2021-01-19 19:52:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28105274 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7308778
- Inclination
- 28.5002°
- Ascending node
- 2.7286°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.1944°
- Mean anomaly
- 105.1062°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Tiantong-1 03 xing · NORAD 47321 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y74 Stage 3 · re-entered March 28, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tiantong-1-03 is the third satellite in a series of Chinese geostationary communication satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
90th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 152nd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success
Show 2 earlier updates
Liftoff confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/19/2021 · source
Launch added per NOTAMs: ZPKM A0082/21, ZGZU A0083/21
spacevogel · 1/15/2021
Questions
When did Tiantong-1-03 launch?
Tiantong-1-03 launched on January 19, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiantong-1-03?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches Tiantong-1 03; China sends Tiantong 1-03 satellite into orbit in first launch of 2021. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tiantong-1-03?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Tiantong-1-03 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tiantong-1-03 reach?
Tiantong-1 03 xing, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 35,822 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did Tiantong-1-03 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).