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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 (21)
Launched
August 2, 2005
Summary
Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) 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 2, 2005. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 32nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,724th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (21), one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 501 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 9 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
- 15th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 32nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,724th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) · NORAD 28776 · 2005-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-027A
- Epoch
- 2005-08-02 10:03:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.80149943 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0244538
- Inclination
- 62.9996°
- Ascending node
- 10.5162°
- Arg. of perigee
- 142.0942°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.77°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) · NORAD 28776 · re-entered October 16, 2005
CZ-2C Y13 Stage 2 · re-entered August 16, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military surveillance satellite.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 38th 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
27 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 (21) launch?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) launched on August 2, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fanhui Shi Weixing (21)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fanhui Shi Weixing (21)?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (21), one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 501 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Fanhui Shi Weixing (21) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).