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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 (22)

Launched

August 29, 2005

Launch Successful

Summary

Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) 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 August 29, 2005. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 33rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,730th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (22), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 305 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
7th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 33rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,730th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

63.0°Inclination
211 × 305 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
55.7°Ascending node
7717 d agoElement epoch2005-08-29 12:44 UTC · stale

Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) · NORAD 28824 · 2005-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2005-033A
Epoch
2005-08-29 12:44:39 UTC
Mean motion
16.08671561 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0071095
Inclination
62.9798°
Ascending node
55.6565°
Arg. of perigee
156.3384°
Mean anomaly
204.1058°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
3
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 (22) · NORAD 28824 · re-entered October 16, 2005

CZ-2D Y7 Stage 2 · re-entered September 12, 2005

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Military surveillance satellite.

Pad

Map of Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

6th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 39th 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

Questions

When did Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) launch?

Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) launched on August 29, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Fanhui Shi Weixing (22)?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Fanhui Shi Weixing (22)?

Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet

Where did Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) launch from?

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) reach?

Fanhui Shi Weixing (22), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 305 km orbit inclined 63.0°.

How many satellites did Fanhui Shi Weixing (22) launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).