China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 5B101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Wentian
Launched
July 24, 2022
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Wentian launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 5B from 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on July 24, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 375th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 6,270th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 5B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Wentian, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 325 km orbit inclined 41.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 5B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 375th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 6,270th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Wentian · NORAD 53239 · 2022-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-085A
- Epoch
- 2022-07-24 11:46:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11749289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011492
- Inclination
- 41.3729°
- Ascending node
- 351.7221°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.1905°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.0431°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris
- Wentian · NORAD 53239 · docked July 24, 2022
CZ-5B Y3 Stage 1 · re-entered July 30, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Wentian is the first Laboratory Cabin Module (LCM) and second major component of the Chinese spacestation. It will provide additional navigation avionics, propulsion and orientation control as backup functions for the Core Cabin Module (CCM) as well as a pressurized environment for researchers to conduct science experiments in zero gravity.
Pad
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
8th launch from 101, 1st this year · 18th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
18 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
451 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Wentian launch?
Wentian launched on July 24, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Wentian?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of Wentian lab module's launch to China Space Station. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Wentian?
Long March 5B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 5B spec sheet
Where did Wentian launch from?
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Wentian reach?
Wentian, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 325 km orbit inclined 41.4°.
How many satellites did Wentian launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Wentian part of?
Tiangong space station. About Tiangong space station