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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
January 25, 2018
Summary
3 x Yaogan-30 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 January 25, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 212th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,717th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Weina-1 01 weixing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 620 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 34th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 212th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,717th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Weina-1 01 weixing · NORAD 43169 · 2018-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-011A
- Epoch
- 2018-01-25 08:23:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.89598411 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019788
- Inclination
- 34.9864°
- Ascending node
- 183.9463°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.5718°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.353°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Weina-1 01 weixing · NORAD 43169 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 04 zu 01 xing · NORAD 43170 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 04 zu 02 xing · NORAD 43171 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 04 zu 03 xing · NORAD 43172 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y36 Stage 2 · re-entered December 23, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan is a series of Chinese reconnaissance satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
42nd launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 110th 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
13 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 3 x Yaogan-30 launch?
3 x Yaogan-30 launched on January 25, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch 3 x Yaogan-30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched 3 x Yaogan-30?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did 3 x Yaogan-30 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did 3 x Yaogan-30 reach?
Weina-1 01 weixing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 593 × 620 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did 3 x Yaogan-30 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).