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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
Göktürk-2
Launched
December 18, 2012
Summary
Göktürk-2 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 December 18, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 120th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 5,266th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 2D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gokturk-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 152 × 697 km orbit inclined 96.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 18th Long March 2D flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 120th launch19th this yearhumanity's 5,266th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gokturk-2 · NORAD 39030 · 2012-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-073A
- Epoch
- 2012-12-18 18:48:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.49844928 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0401276
- Inclination
- 96.5731°
- Ascending node
- 244.8168°
- Arg. of perigee
- 1.2463°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.9691°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Gokturk-2 · NORAD 39030 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y22 Stage 2 · re-entered December 31, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Göktürk-2 is a Turkish high-resolution optical Earth-observation satellite developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY and TAI, serving both civil users and the Turkish armed forces.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
24th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 4th this year · 62nd 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
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Göktürk-2 launch?
Göktürk-2 launched on December 18, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Göktürk-2?
Coverage: Göktürk-2'nin Fırlatılma Anı « Asker.TV. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Göktürk-2?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Göktürk-2 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Göktürk-2 reach?
Gokturk-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 152 × 697 km orbit inclined 96.6°.
How many satellites did Göktürk-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).