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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 (20)
Launched
September 27, 2004
Summary
Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) 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 27, 2004. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 25th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,679th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (20), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 304 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 4 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
- 5th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 25th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,679th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) · NORAD 28424 · 2004-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FSW-3 3
- Object ID
- 2004-039A
- Epoch
- 2004-09-27 11:59:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08407077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0069507
- Inclination
- 62.9961°
- Ascending node
- 73.1926°
- Arg. of perigee
- 150.3142°
- Mean anomaly
- 210.1983°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) · NORAD 28424 · re-entered November 9, 2004
CZ-2D Y5 Stage 2 · re-entered October 10, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Recoverable military satellite. Returned to Earth at 02:48 GMT on October 15, falling through the roof of a house in the village of Penglai, Sichuan province..
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3rd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 36th 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
29 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 (20) launch?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) launched on September 27, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fanhui Shi Weixing (20)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fanhui Shi Weixing (20)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (20), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 304 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Fanhui Shi Weixing (20) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).