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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
TJSW-6
Launched
February 4, 2021 · 15:36 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
TJSW-6 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 February 4, 2021 at 15:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:29 to 16:25 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 307th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,048th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Long March 3B/E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 35,818 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 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
- 39th Long March 3B/E flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 307th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,048th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 6 · NORAD 47613 · 2021-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-010A
- Epoch
- 2021-02-04 19:11:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28045908 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7303964
- Inclination
- 28.4748°
- Ascending node
- 6.2776°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8122°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.6574°
- 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 6 · NORAD 47613 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y77 Stage 3 · re-entered April 2, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Alleged Chinese classified geosynchronous satellite. Payload identity uncertain.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
61st launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 153rd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 4, 11:36 PM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did TJSW-6 launch?
TJSW-6 launched on February 4, 2021 at 15:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:29 to 16:25 UTC.
Where can I watch TJSW-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TJSW-6?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did TJSW-6 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Feb 4, 11:36 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TJSW-6 reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 35,818 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did TJSW-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).