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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tiantong 1-01
Launched
August 5, 2016
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Tiantong1-01 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 5, 2016. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 178th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,577th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Long March 3B/E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tiantong-1 01 xing, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 35,859 km orbit inclined 28.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Long March 3B/E flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 178th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,577th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tiantong-1 01 xing · NORAD 41725 · 2016-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-048A
- Epoch
- 2016-08-05 18:34:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27777482 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7307017
- Inclination
- 28.5861°
- Ascending node
- 197.2554°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.5688°
- Mean anomaly
- 62.4763°
- 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 01 xing · NORAD 41725 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y35 Stage 3 · re-entered July 21, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tiantong1-01 is a mobile telecommunications satellite developed by Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CASC) and will be operated by China Satcom to provide around the clock coverage in China, Middle East, Africa, the Pacific Ocean & Indian Ocean.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
34th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 98th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tiantong1-01 launch?
Tiantong1-01 launched on August 5, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tiantong1-01?
Coverage: China launches first mobile telecom satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tiantong1-01?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Tiantong1-01 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tiantong1-01 reach?
Tiantong-1 01 xing, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 35,859 km orbit inclined 28.6°.
How many satellites did Tiantong1-01 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).