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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fanhui Shi Weixing (19)
Launched
August 29, 2004
Summary
Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 29, 2004. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 23rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,672nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 2C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (19), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 498 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 2C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 23rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,672nd orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) · NORAD 28402 · 2004-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FSW-3
- Object ID
- 2004-033A
- Epoch
- 2004-08-29 10:23:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.80741128 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0242031
- Inclination
- 63.0017°
- Ascending node
- 42.3978°
- Arg. of perigee
- 141.4836°
- Mean anomaly
- 220.3862°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) · NORAD 28402 · re-entered November 7, 2004
CZ-2C Y12 Stage 2 · re-entered September 10, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Recoverable satellite officially stated to be conducting space scientific research, land surveying, mapping and other scientific experiments. Said to have improved experimental technology, with higher orientation precision and more complex on-board computers and software.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 35th 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
300 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 Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) launch?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) launched on August 29, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fanhui Shi Weixing (19)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fanhui Shi Weixing (19)?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (19), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 498 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Fanhui Shi Weixing (19) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).