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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
Launched
December 25, 2017
Summary
Yaogan 30-02 (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 December 25, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 207th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 5,705th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Long March 2C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 30 hao 03 zu 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 611 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Long March 2C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 207th launch17th this yearhumanity's 5,705th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 30 hao 03 zu 01 xing · NORAD 43081 · 2017-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-085A
- Epoch
- 2017-12-26 00:31:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90397315 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010203
- Inclination
- 35.0004°
- Ascending node
- 4.7768°
- Arg. of perigee
- 297.3726°
- Mean anomaly
- 164.1712°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 03 zu 01 xing · NORAD 43081 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 03 zu 02 xing · NORAD 43082 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 03 zu 03 xing · NORAD 43083 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y34 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 30-02 is the second triplet of Chinese military satellites launched 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
40th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 5th this year · 108th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites) launch?
Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites) launched on December 25, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites)?
Coverage: China launches Yaogan-30-03 remote sensing satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites)?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites) launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites) reach?
Yaogan 30 hao 03 zu 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 611 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 30-02 (3 satellites) launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).