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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yinhe-1 (x6)
Launched
March 5, 2022
Summary
Yinhe-1 (x6) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 5, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 357th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,206th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Xuanming Xingyuan, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 489 × 508 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 45th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 357th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,206th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xuanming Xingyuan · NORAD 51952 · 2022-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-023G
- Epoch
- 2022-03-05 08:58:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24874141 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013709
- Inclination
- 63.4497°
- Ascending node
- 195.2219°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.3556°
- Mean anomaly
- 156.6139°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
8 catalogued: 7 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 7 still in orbit
- Xuanming Xingyuan · NORAD 51952 · re-entered June 8, 2024
- Yinhe 2-01 · in orbit
- Yinhe 2-02 · in orbit
- Yinhe 2-05 · in orbit
- Yinhe 2-04 · in orbit
- Yinhe 2-03 · in orbit
- Yinhe 2-06 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y62 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The first flight dedicated to the launch of the Internet constellation of GalaxySpace, a private company, planning the total deployment of more than 1000 satellites in earth orbit. The satellites broadcast in 5G, with a capacity of 10 Gb.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
69th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 168th 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
81 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 Yinhe-1 (x6) launch?
Yinhe-1 (x6) launched on March 5, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yinhe-1 (x6)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yinhe-1 (x6)?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yinhe-1 (x6) launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yinhe-1 (x6) reach?
Xuanming Xingyuan, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 489 × 508 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Yinhe-1 (x6) launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).