China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
ZHTW 1-01
Launched
May 9, 2024 · 01:43 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
ZHTW 1-01 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 May 9, 2024 at 01:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:33 to 02:14 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 468th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 6,677th orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th Long March 3B/E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The tracked orbit of Zhihui Tianwang 1-01A, one of 3 catalogued objects, from May 31, 2024, was 20,174 × 20,200 km inclined 53.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 57th Long March 3B/E flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 468th launch16th this yearhumanity's 6,677th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhihui Tianwang 1-01A · NORAD 59705 · 2024-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2024-087A
- Epoch
- 2024-05-31 13:27:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00592205 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004909
- Inclination
- 53.142°
- Ascending node
- 201.343°
- Arg. of perigee
- 221.3128°
- Mean anomaly
- 353.3015°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 33
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Zhihui Tianwang 1-01A · NORAD 59705 · in orbit
- Zhihui Tianwang 1-01B · NORAD 59706 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y96? Stage 3 · re-entered June 30, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zhihui Tianwang 1-01 are 2 experimental Medium Earth Orbit communication satellites in a collaboration between Tsinghua University, SAST and the Shanghai local government for communication tests, including with Chinese Antarctic research bases and other Low Earth Orbit satellites. They are China's first Medium Earth Orbit communication satellites launched.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
109th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 205th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 9, 9:43 AM GMT+8, in daylight
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/2/2024 · source
Questions
When did ZHTW 1-01 launch?
ZHTW 1-01 launched on May 9, 2024 at 01:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:33 to 02:14 UTC.
Where can I watch ZHTW 1-01?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches Smart SkyNet-1 01 (A/B). Watch the replay
What rocket launched ZHTW 1-01?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ZHTW 1-01 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 9, 9:43 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did ZHTW 1-01 reach?
The tracked orbit of Zhihui Tianwang 1-01A, one of 3 catalogued objects, from May 31, 2024, was 20,174 × 20,200 km inclined 53.1°.
How many satellites did ZHTW 1-01 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).