China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D
Launched
May 15, 2002
Image: CASC
Summary
Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 15, 2002. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 10th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,535th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Hai Yang 1-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 291 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 10 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
- 4th Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 10th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,535th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hai Yang 1-01 · NORAD 27430 · 2002-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HAIYANG 1
- Object ID
- 2002-024A
- Epoch
- 2002-05-15 01:50:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98886905 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001
- Inclination
- 98.5685°
- Ascending node
- 184.8175°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.8186°
- Mean anomaly
- 0°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
10 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; 10 still in orbit
- Hai Yang 1-01 · NORAD 27430 · in orbit
- Feng Yun 1D · NORAD 27431 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y5 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
HaiYang abbreviated HY, is a series of marine remote sensing satellites developed and operated by China since 2002. As of June 2020, six satellites were launched and two more are planned. Feng Yun 1D was a polar orbiting meteorological satellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
13th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 13th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
620 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D launch?
Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D launched on May 15, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D reach?
Hai Yang 1-01, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 291 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Hai Yang 1 & Feng Yun 1D launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).