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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
November 24, 2017
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 November 24, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 203rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,694th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Long March 2C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 30 hao 02 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 611 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing SatellitesCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 32nd Long March 2C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 203rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,694th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 30 hao 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 43028 · 2017-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-075A
- Epoch
- 2017-11-25 00:24:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90342823 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010418
- Inclination
- 35.0001°
- Ascending node
- 310.3291°
- Arg. of perigee
- 293.1468°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.3463°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 43028 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 02 zu 02 xing · NORAD 43029 · in orbit
- Yaogan 30 hao 02 zu 03 xing · NORAD 43030 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y33 Stage 2 · re-entered April 10, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Yaogan-30 is a series of military remote sensing satellites which are launched in triplets. The satellites are spaced by 120° in their orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
39th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 4th this year · 106th 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
19 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 November 24, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch 3 x Yaogan-30?
Coverage: China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing Satellites. Watch the replay
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?
Yaogan 30 hao 02 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 611 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did 3 x Yaogan-30 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).