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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao
Launched
September 4, 2014
Summary
Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 4, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 138th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,402nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Lingqiao Tongxin Shiyan W., one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 778 × 814 km orbit inclined 98.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China launches satellite duo via Long March-2D rocketOn Demand News
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 21st Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 138th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,402nd orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Lingqiao Tongxin Shiyan W. · NORAD 40136 · 2014-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-051A
- Epoch
- 2014-09-04 03:02:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.30888671 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025554
- Inclination
- 98.4698°
- Ascending node
- 260.9323°
- Arg. of perigee
- 220.4791°
- Mean anomaly
- 139.0958°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Lingqiao Tongxin Shiyan W. · NORAD 40136 · in orbit
- Chuangxin-1 04 · NORAD 40137 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y25 Stage 2 · re-entered June 13, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chuangxin 1-04 is a small Chinese Academy of Sciences data-collection satellite that relays hydrological, meteorological and power-grid readings from remote sensors; Lingqiao is a Tsinghua University experimental communications microsatellite that flew with it.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32nd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 72nd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao launch?
Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao launched on September 4, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao?
Coverage: China launches satellite duo via Long March-2D rocket. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao reach?
Lingqiao Tongxin Shiyan W., one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 778 × 814 km orbit inclined 98.5°.
How many satellites did Chuangxin 1-04 & Lingqiao launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).