China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz
Launched
August 19, 2014
Image: CASC
Summary
Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 19, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 137th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,400th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gao Fen 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 612 × 638 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 21st Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 137th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,400th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gao Fen 2 · NORAD 40118 · 2014-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-049A
- Epoch
- 2014-08-19 05:56:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83643532 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019209
- Inclination
- 98.0306°
- Ascending node
- 302.5475°
- Arg. of perigee
- 213.8495°
- Mean anomaly
- 146.1423°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Gao Fen 2 · NORAD 40118 · in orbit
- Heweliusz · NORAD 40119 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y27 Stage 3 · re-entered May 27, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Gaofen 2 is a Chinese civilian high-resolution optical Earth-observation satellite with sub-metre panchromatic imaging, launched together with Heweliusz, Poland's second BRITE astronomy nanosatellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16th launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 50th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
252 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz launch?
Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz launched on August 19, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz reach?
Gao Fen 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 612 × 638 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Gaofen 2 & Heweliusz launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).