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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
WHG-01
Launched
February 29, 2024 · 13:03 UTC
Summary
WHG-01 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on February 29, 2024 at 13:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:53 to 13:23 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 457th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,629th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). HG-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 244 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 27.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 56th Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 457th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,629th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
HG-01 · NORAD 59069 · 2024-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-040A
- Epoch
- 2024-02-29 16:04:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27620421 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7290395
- Inclination
- 27.6946°
- Ascending node
- 351.7233°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5951°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.9948°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- HG-01 · NORAD 59069 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y95 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 01" in Chinese. Details TBD.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 201st from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 29, 9:03 PM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
65 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 WHG-01 launch?
WHG-01 launched on February 29, 2024 at 13:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:53 to 13:23 UTC.
Where can I watch WHG-01?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched WHG-01?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did WHG-01 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Feb 29, 9:03 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did WHG-01 reach?
HG-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 244 × 35,837 km orbit inclined 27.7°.
How many satellites did WHG-01 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).