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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
TJS-2 (TJSW-2)
Launched
January 5, 2017 · 15:18 UTC
Summary
TJS 2 (TJSW-2) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 5, 2017 at 15:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:10 to 15:45 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 191st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,616th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 35,830 km orbit inclined 27.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 15th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 191st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,616th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 2 · NORAD 41911 · 2017-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-001A
- Epoch
- 2017-01-05 18:11:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27773147 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7295176
- Inclination
- 27.492°
- Ascending node
- 332.1169°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9064°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.3349°
- 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
- Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 2 · NORAD 41911 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y39 Stage 3 · re-entered January 21, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is supposedly a test communications satellite to operate in geostationary orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
66th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 101st from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jan 5, 11:18 PM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did TJS 2 (TJSW-2) launch?
TJS 2 (TJSW-2) launched on January 5, 2017 at 15:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:10 to 15:45 UTC.
Where can I watch TJS 2 (TJSW-2)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TJS 2 (TJSW-2)?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did TJS 2 (TJSW-2) launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jan 5, 11:18 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TJS 2 (TJSW-2) reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 35,830 km orbit inclined 27.5°.
How many satellites did TJS 2 (TJSW-2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).