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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
Fanhui Shi Weixing (18)
Launched
November 3, 2003
Summary
Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) 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 November 3, 2003. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 18th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,628th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (18), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 332 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 18th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,628th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) · NORAD 28078 · 2003-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FSW-3 1
- Object ID
- 2003-051A
- Epoch
- 2003-11-03 20:53:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05518119 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0098849
- Inclination
- 62.9889°
- Ascending node
- 97.3279°
- Arg. of perigee
- 147.3428°
- Mean anomaly
- 354.5561°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.00015535
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) · NORAD 28078 · re-entered December 18, 2003
CZ-2D Y4 Stage 2 · re-entered November 12, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fanhui Shi Weixing is a series of Chinese recoverable reconnaissance satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 34th 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
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) launch?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) launched on November 3, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fanhui Shi Weixing (18)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fanhui Shi Weixing (18)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (18), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 332 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Fanhui Shi Weixing (18) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).