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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Tianzhou-8
Launched
November 15, 2024 · 15:13 UTC
Summary
Tianzhou-8 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7 from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 15, 2024 at 15:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:03 to 15:20 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 493rd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 6,804th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 7 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianzhou-8, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 401 km orbit inclined 41.5°. The spacecraft was Tianzhou-8 (8). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- LIVE: China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8CCTV Video News Agency
- Live: Special coverage of Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft launchCGTN
- 天舟八号货运飞船发射中国新闻社
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 7 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 493rd launch41st this yearhumanity's 6,804th orbital launch attempt215th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Tianzhou-8 (8)
Eighth operational Tianzhou spacecraft
- Destination: Tiangong Space Station
- Mission length: 235 days
- Docked November 15, 2024 at Tianhe aft
The Tianzhou-8 spacecraft will burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianzhou-8 · NORAD 61983 · 2024-211 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIANZHOU 8
- Object ID
- 2024-211A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-17 12:45:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.58684357 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003337
- Inclination
- 41.4673°
- Ascending node
- 227.9602°
- Arg. of perigee
- 322.2232°
- Mean anomaly
- 37.8371°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 20308
- B*
- 0.00042398
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris
- Tianzhou-8 · NORAD 61983 · docked November 15, 2024
CZ-7 Y9 Stage 2 · re-entered November 24, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Seventh cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
20th launch from 201, 5th this year · 32nd from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 15, 11:13 PM GMT+8, at night
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/15/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/15/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/15/2024 · source
Official Webcast by CCTV Video News Agency has started
LL2 · 11/15/2024 · source
Targeting November 15 per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2024 · source
NET mid-November.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/8/2024 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/22/2023 · source
Questions
When did Tianzhou-8 launch?
Tianzhou-8 launched on November 15, 2024 at 15:13 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:03 to 15:20 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianzhou-8?
Coverage: LIVE: China Launches Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-8; Live: Special coverage of Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft launch; 天舟八号货运飞船发射. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianzhou-8?
Long March 7, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7 spec sheet
Where did Tianzhou-8 launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 15, 11:13 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianzhou-8 reach?
Tianzhou-8, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 401 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
Which program is Tianzhou-8 part of?
Tiangong space station. About Tiangong space station