China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3CLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Beidou DW 2
Launched
April 14, 2009
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Beidou DW 2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 14, 2009. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 62nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,974th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 3C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Beidou DW 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 35,858 km orbit inclined 20.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 3C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 62nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,974th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 2 · NORAD 34779 · 2009-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-018A
- Epoch
- 2009-04-14 11:27:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27666148 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7301187
- Inclination
- 20.5374°
- Ascending node
- 85.4739°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5513°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.1596°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 2 · NORAD 34779 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y3 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite for the second phase of the Chinese Beidou navigation system
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32nd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 52nd 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
166 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 Beidou DW 2 launch?
Beidou DW 2 launched on April 14, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou DW 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Beidou DW 2?
Long March 3C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C spec sheet
Where did Beidou DW 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou DW 2 reach?
Beidou DW 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 35,858 km orbit inclined 20.5°.
How many satellites did Beidou DW 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Beidou DW 2 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou