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ExPaceKuaizhou 1ALaunch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tianxing-1-02
Launched
January 11, 2024 · 03:52 UTC
Summary
Tianxing-1-02 launched on an ExPace Kuaizhou 1A from Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 11, 2024 at 03:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:42 to 04:10 UTC. It was ExPace's 25th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,597th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Kuaizhou 1A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianxing-1 02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 357 km orbit inclined 95.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Kuaizhou 1A · ExPace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 26th Kuaizhou 1A flight · 2nd this yearExPace's 25th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,597th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianxing-1 02 · NORAD 58756 · 2024-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-008A
- Epoch
- 2024-01-11 08:10:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.84888497 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050015
- Inclination
- 95.1203°
- Ascending node
- 85.3268°
- Arg. of perigee
- 186.0761°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.6225°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Tianxing-1 02 · NORAD 58756 · re-entered September 16, 2025
KZ-1A Y24 Stage 4 · re-entered January 14, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite reported as for "spatial environment measurement" purposes. Actual usage TBD.
Pad
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
51st launch from Launch Area 95A, 2nd this year · 220th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 11, 11:52 AM GMT+8, in daylight
68 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 3 earlier updates
Updated possible launch vehicle and LSP identity; LV/payload identities still highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/9/2024 · source
Refined launch date and window; Payload and launch vehicle identities still highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/8/2024 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/23/2023 · source
Questions
When did Tianxing-1-02 launch?
Tianxing-1-02 launched on January 11, 2024 at 03:52 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:42 to 04:10 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianxing-1-02?
Coverage: Kuaizhou-1A launches Tianxing-1-02. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianxing-1-02?
Kuaizhou 1A, flown by ExPace. Kuaizhou 1A spec sheet
Where did Tianxing-1-02 launch from?
Launch Area 95A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 11, 11:52 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianxing-1-02 reach?
Tianxing-1 02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 290 × 357 km orbit inclined 95.1°.
How many satellites did Tianxing-1-02 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).