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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
TJSW-10
Launched
November 3, 2023 · 14:54 UTC
Summary
TJSW-10 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7A from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 3, 2023 at 14:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:44 to 16:59 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 442nd launch, 37th this year and humanity's 6,546th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 7A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 35,843 km orbit inclined 17.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 7A flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 442nd launch37th this yearhumanity's 6,546th orbital launch attempt178th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 10 · NORAD 58204 · 2023-169 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-169A
- Epoch
- 2023-11-03 19:10:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27964271 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7310195
- Inclination
- 16.9656°
- Ascending node
- 287.063°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4802°
- Mean anomaly
- 130.4594°
- 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 10 · NORAD 58204 · in orbit
CZ-7A Y6 Stage 3 · re-entered January 14, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
15th launch from 201, 3rd this year · 24th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 3, 10:54 PM GMT+8, at night
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
177 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 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicles identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/30/2023 · source
Questions
When did TJSW-10 launch?
TJSW-10 launched on November 3, 2023 at 14:54 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:44 to 16:59 UTC.
Where can I watch TJSW-10?
Coverage: Long March-7A launches TJSW-10. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TJSW-10?
Long March 7A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7A spec sheet
Where did TJSW-10 launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 3, 10:54 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TJSW-10 reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 35,843 km orbit inclined 17.0°.
How many satellites did TJSW-10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).