Tianping-3A02 - CZ-6 - Taiyuan - April 3, 2025 (02:12 UTC)

[mikezang]

The NOTAM for CZ-6 from Taiyuan?

[TheKutKu]

A SAST insider is claiming that the last CZ-6 ever is flying in april, which could be this launch.

EDIT: The same insider just retracted this information and says it isn't getting retired in april.

[mikezang]

Launched!

[TheKutKu]

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jVRQbo4wX7rZgimkMh7Zjw

At 10:12 (02:12 UTC) on April 3, 2025, the Long March 6 carrier rocket ignited and launched at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending the Tianping-3A-02 satellite into the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. The Long March 6 carrier rocket that carried out this launch mission is a cryogenic liquid three-stage carrier rocket developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2025/04-03/10393901.shtml

The satellite is mainly used for ground radar equipment calibration and RCS measurement, provides support for ground optical equipment imaging tests and low-orbit space environment detection and monitoring tests, and provides services for atmospheric space environment measurement and orbit prediction model correction.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

BTW the 3 Tianping-3 satellites launched last October were apparently 3A-01, 3B-01 and 3B-02.

https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1907643087620612131

[catdlr]

[Liss]

Shanghai Innovation Academy of Microsatellites said it's theirs.

[PM3]

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1848722183008244162 [Oct 22]

The Tianping-3 satellites have been cataloged in a 558 x  569 km x 97.6 deg, 0720 LTDN sun-synch orbit.

(the Tianping 3A-01 satellites launched in October 2024)

This one, however, has been found in an odd orbit: 459 x 801 km, 43.0 deg.

[Alter Sachse]

what irritates me:
Chinese Wikipedia writes
Tianping 3A02
Tianping 3B01
Tianping 3B02

[Satori]

what irritates me:
Chinese Wikipedia writes
Tianping 3A02
Tianping 3B01
Tianping 3B02

Is there a source for that?

[Alter Sachse]

what irritates me:
Chinese Wikipedia writes
Tianping 3A02
Tianping 3B01
Tianping 3B02

Is there a source for that?

[Alter Sachse]

CelesTrac only found one object.

[Satori]

what irritates me:
Chinese Wikipedia writes
Tianping 3A02
Tianping 3B01
Tianping 3B02

Is there a source for that?

The source that Chinese Wiki gives, only talks about one satellite.