China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Haiyang 1D
Launched
June 10, 2020
Summary
Haiyang 1D launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 10, 2020. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 281st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,962nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Long March 2C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Hai Yang 1-04, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 777 × 793 km orbit inclined 98.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 40th Long March 2C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 281st launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,962nd orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hai Yang 1-04 · NORAD 45721 · 2020-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-036A
- Epoch
- 2020-06-10 20:04:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.34142802 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001098
- Inclination
- 98.4381°
- Ascending node
- 104.1847°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.1419°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.8464°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Hai Yang 1-04 · NORAD 45721 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y40? Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 1C is the follow-up of the Haiyang 1A and 1B satellites. It is intended for ocean monitoring and will be providing data on the temperature and dynamics of coastal waters and global oceans in China.
Pad

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
44th launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 84th 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
147 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Haiyang 1D launch?
Haiyang 1D launched on June 10, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Haiyang 1D?
Coverage: HaiYang-1D launched by Long March-2C. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Haiyang 1D?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Haiyang 1D launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Haiyang 1D reach?
Hai Yang 1-04, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 777 × 793 km orbit inclined 98.4°.
How many satellites did Haiyang 1D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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