TH-1 Tianhui-1 (3) - CZ-2D - Jiuquan - October 26, 2015 (07:10 UTC)

• #20 by jcm on 27 Oct, 2015 19:58
• Quote from: gwiz on 26 Oct, 2015 15:23

  Quote from: input~2 on 26 Oct, 2015 13:56

  A first object has been catalogued by USSTRATCOM
  2015-061B/40988 in 488 x 496 km x 97.35°
  

  Likely the payload, it has already manoeuvred to the expected orbital period.  Final stage normally de-orbits with these missions.
  

  
  Still tagged as 61B.
  40987 appears to be reserved for a (mythical?) 2015-061A.  I concur that 'B' is probably the payload and only
  item remaining in orbit.
• #21 by input~2 on 28 Oct, 2015 18:27
• Quote from: gwiz on 26 Oct, 2015 15:23

  Quote from: input~2 on 26 Oct, 2015 13:56

  A first object has been catalogued by USSTRATCOM
  2015-061B/40988 in 488 x 496 km x 97.35°
  

  Likely the payload, it has already manoeuvred to the expected orbital period.  Final stage normally de-orbits with these missions.
  

  40988 now tagged as 2015-061A 
  OBJECT_TYPE : PAYLOAD
  SATNAME: TIANHUI 1-03
  and no other objects found in orbit for this launch
  
  Your assumption was correct!
• #22 by input~2 on 08 Nov, 2015 08:41
• Launch codename was "01-71"

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