China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Haiyang 2B
Launched
October 24, 2018
Image: CASC
Summary
Haiyang 2B 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 October 24, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 235th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 5,788th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Hai Yang 2-02, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 936 × 951 km orbit inclined 99.4°. 16 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 31st Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 235th launch28th this yearhumanity's 5,788th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hai Yang 2-02 · NORAD 43655 · 2018-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 16 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-081A
- Epoch
- 2018-10-25 09:25:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.87900353 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010214
- Inclination
- 99.352°
- Ascending node
- 303.7715°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.5624°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.556°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
16 catalogued: 2 payloads, 11 debris, 3 components; 6 still in orbit
- Hai Yang 2-02 · NORAD 43655 · in orbit
- Tangguo Guan · NORAD 43656 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Haiyang is a series of Chinese marine remote sensing satellites. Haiyang 2B is a follow up to Haiyang 2A satellite. It is intended for monitoring the dynamic ocean environnement with microwave sensors to detect sea surface wind field, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
36th launch from Launch Complex 9, 6th this year · 72nd 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
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Haiyang 2B launch?
Haiyang 2B launched on October 24, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Haiyang 2B?
Coverage: China Launches HY-2B Marine Satellite; Long March-4B launches HY-2B satellite; China launches HY-2B marine satellite, 288th launch by the Long March rocket series. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Haiyang 2B?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Haiyang 2B launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Haiyang 2B reach?
Hai Yang 2-02, one of 16 catalogued objects, reached a 936 × 951 km orbit inclined 99.4°.
How many satellites did Haiyang 2B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).