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Tiandu-2
Tiandu-2 was launched on March 20, 2024 aboard a Chang Zheng 8 from Wenchang. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Mar 20, 2024).
COSPAR 2024-051DNORAD 59279China
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Tiandu-2
- International designator
- 2024-051D
- NORAD catalog number
- 59279
- GCAT identifier
- S59279
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Tiandu
- Owner
- Shenkong Tance
- Country
- China
- Builder
- Anhui Province
- Platform (bus)
- Tiandu-2
Launch
- Date
- March 20, 2024 · 00:31 UTC
- Launch record
- 2024-051Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 8
- Spaceport
- Wenchang · pad LC201
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 358 km
- Apogee
- 402,360 km
- Inclination
- 21.01°
- Status
- Left for deep space attached to another object
- Status date
- March 20, 2024
- Last known active
- February 2025
- End of operations
- February 2025
Size
- Mass
- 15 kg
- Dry mass
- 15 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.10 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01155
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- March 24, 2024
- Phase outcome
- Released · April 3, 2024
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2024 | Earth | Mar 24, 2024 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Luna | — | In orbit | — |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).