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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3 x Yaogan-30-01
Launched
September 29, 2017 · 04:21 UTC
Summary
Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 29, 2017 at 04:21 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:13 to 04:35 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 198th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,677th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 30 hao 01 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 609 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 31st Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 198th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,677th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 30 hao 01 zu 01 xing · NORAD 42945 · 2017-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-058A
- Epoch
- 2017-09-29 12:12:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90412386 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006936
- Inclination
- 35.009°
- Ascending node
- 46.8342°
- Arg. of perigee
- 204.1755°
- Mean anomaly
- 223.1178°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 01 zu 01 xing · NORAD 42945 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 01 zu 02 xing · NORAD 42946 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 01 zu 03 xing · NORAD 42947 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y29 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 30-01 is the first triplet of a new series of Chinese military satellites launched three at a time into 600 km orbits inclined at 35°, assessed as electronic-intelligence or naval-surveillance spacecraft. Yaogan is the public designation China gives to its military reconnaissance satellites; official statements describe them only as remote-sensing spacecraft for land survey, crop estimation and disaster monitoring.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
37th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 104th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 29, 12:21 PM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
169 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites) launch?
Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites) launched on September 29, 2017 at 04:21 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:13 to 04:35 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites)?
Coverage: China Launches Three Satellites for Electromagnetic Probes; China successfully launched 3 satellites in 'comeback mission'. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites)?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites) launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 29, 12:21 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites) reach?
Yaogan 30 hao 01 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 609 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 30-01 (3 satellites) launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).