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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-7
Launched
August 24, 2021
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
TJSW-7 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 August 24, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 333rd launch, 29th this year and humanity's 6,119th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Long March 3B/E flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 35,823 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 41st Long March 3B/E flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 333rd launch29th this yearhumanity's 6,119th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 7 · NORAD 49115 · 2021-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-077A
- Epoch
- 2021-08-24 17:52:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27999484 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7303645
- Inclination
- 28.4779°
- Ascending node
- 205.6358°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7745°
- Mean anomaly
- 61.7154°
- 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 7 · NORAD 49115 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y78 Stage 3 · re-entered November 13, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Alleged Chinese classified geosynchronous satellite. Payload identity uncertain but might be an early warning satellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
65th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 5th this year · 160th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did TJSW-7 launch?
TJSW-7 launched on August 24, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TJSW-7?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches TJSW-7. Watch the replay
What rocket launched TJSW-7?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did TJSW-7 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did TJSW-7 reach?
Tongxin Jishu Shiyan 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 35,823 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did TJSW-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).