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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F)
Launched
August 8, 2023 · 22:53 UTC
Summary
5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 8, 2023 at 22:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:44 to 23:23 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 429th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 6,490th orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Long March 2C flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Huanjing Jianzai 02-06, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 54th Long March 2C flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 429th launch24th this yearhumanity's 6,490th orbital launch attempt122nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Huanjing Jianzai 02-06 · NORAD 57519 · 2023-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-116A
- Epoch
- 2023-08-09 01:45:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23539558 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010824
- Inclination
- 97.3903°
- Ascending node
- 227.3312°
- Arg. of perigee
- 258.8951°
- Mean anomaly
- 159.6487°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Huanjing Jianzai 02-06 · NORAD 57519 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y46? Stage 2 · re-entered December 24, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese S-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite with 5 m resolution.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
71st launch from Launch Complex 9, 6th this year · 122nd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 9, 6:53 AM GMT+8, in daylight
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2023 · source
Questions
When did 5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F) launch?
5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F) launched on August 8, 2023 at 22:53 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:44 to 23:23 UTC.
Where can I watch 5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F)?
Coverage: Long March-2C launches Huanjing-2 06 (S-SAR-02). Watch the replay
What rocket launched 5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F)?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did 5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F) launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 9, 6:53 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did 5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F) reach?
Huanjing Jianzai 02-06, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did 5 m S-SAR-02 (Huanjing-2F) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).