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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4

Launched

February 2, 2007

Launch Successful

Summary

Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on February 2, 2007. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 41st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,821st orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Beidou DSW 4, one of 42 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 41,793 km orbit inclined 25.0°. 42 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Navigation · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
12th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 41st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,821st orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

25.0°Inclination
212 × 41793 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
751.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
9.7°Ascending node
7196 d agoElement epoch2007-02-02 10:39 UTC · stale

Beidou DSW 4 · NORAD 30323 · 2007-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 42 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2007-003A
Epoch
2007-02-02 10:39:22 UTC
Mean motion
1.91691569 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7595116
Inclination
24.9838°
Ascending node
9.6534°
Arg. of perigee
179.615°
Mean anomaly
182.1815°
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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

42 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 39 debris, 1 component; 37 still in orbit

  • Beidou DSW 4 · NORAD 30323 · in orbit

CZ-3A Y12 Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Last satellite of the 1st phase of the Chinese Beidou navigation system

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

26th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 42nd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

56 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 launch?

Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 launched on February 2, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4?

Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet

Where did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 launch from?

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 reach?

Beidou DSW 4, one of 42 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 41,793 km orbit inclined 25.0°.

How many satellites did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 4 part of?

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