China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
WHG-03
Launched
October 10, 2024 · 13:50 UTC
Image: 中国航天科技集团
Summary
WHG-03 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 October 10, 2024 at 13:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:40 to 14:12 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 485th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 6,774th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Long March 3B/E flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). HG-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 35,781 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 60th Long March 3B/E flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 485th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 6,774th orbital launch attempt185th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
HG-03 · NORAD 61503 · 2024-181 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-181A
- Epoch
- 2024-10-10 17:03:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28284594 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.730091
- Inclination
- 28.4215°
- Ascending node
- 224.3262°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4337°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.1562°
- 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-03 · NORAD 61503 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y100 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese communication satellite with name meaning "Satellite Internet - High Orbit Satellite 03" in Chinese. Details TBD.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
113th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 6th this year · 213th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 10, 9:50 PM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload identity highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2024 · source
Questions
When did WHG-03 launch?
WHG-03 launched on October 10, 2024 at 13:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:40 to 14:12 UTC.
Where can I watch WHG-03?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches WHG-03. Watch the replay
What rocket launched WHG-03?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did WHG-03 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 10, 9:50 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did WHG-03 reach?
HG-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 35,781 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did WHG-03 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).