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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)
Launched
July 9, 2021
Summary
Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6 from Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 9, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 326th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 6,104th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 6 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Zhongzi 02 zu 01 xing, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 869 × 874 km orbit inclined 45.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 6 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 326th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 6,104th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongzi 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 49018 · 2021-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-064A
- Epoch
- 2021-07-09 17:08:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.08498633 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003281
- Inclination
- 44.9985°
- Ascending node
- 90.9091°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.4777°
- Mean anomaly
- 198.251°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- Zhongzi 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 49018 · in orbit
- Zhongzi 02 zu 02 xing · NORAD 49019 · in orbit
- Zhongzi 02 zu 03 xing · NORAD 49020 · in orbit
- Zhongzi 02 zu 04 xing · NORAD 49021 · in orbit
- Zhongzi 02 zu 05 xing · NORAD 49022 · in orbit
CZ-6 Y6 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Ningxin-1 satellites (also called Zhongzi) are a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellite owned by Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co. Ltd. The satellites were built by DFH Satellite Co. Ltd of CAST. They have been reported to be a commercial operated global EM spectrum signal monitoring satellite system (SIGINT).
Pad
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7th launch from Launch Complex 16, 2nd this year · 94th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; note payload identity is highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/4/2021 · source
Questions
When did Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02) launch?
Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02) launched on July 9, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)?
Coverage: Long March-6 launches Zhongzi-02 satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02) launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02) reach?
Zhongzi 02 zu 01 xing, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 869 × 874 km orbit inclined 45.0°.
How many satellites did Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02) launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).