China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Haiyang 2C
Launched
September 21, 2020 · 05:40 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Haiyang 2C launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 21, 2020 at 05:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:32 to 06:00 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 294th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 5,996th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Long March 4B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Hai Yang 2-03, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 938 × 955 km orbit inclined 66.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 39th Long March 4B flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 294th launch24th this yearhumanity's 5,996th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hai Yang 2-03 · NORAD 46469 · 2020-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-066A
- Epoch
- 2020-09-21 08:30:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.86929265 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011549
- Inclination
- 65.9995°
- Ascending node
- 30.9805°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.9606°
- Mean anomaly
- 93.1346°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Hai Yang 2-03 · NORAD 46469 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y41 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Haiyang (Chinese: "Ocean"), abbreviated HY, is a marine remote sensing satellite series planned by China.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
69th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 6th this year · 133rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 21, 1:40 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Haiyang 2C launch?
Haiyang 2C launched on September 21, 2020 at 05:40 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:32 to 06:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Haiyang 2C?
Coverage: Long March-4B launches HaiYang-2C; China launches new ocean observation satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Haiyang 2C?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Haiyang 2C launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 21, 1:40 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Haiyang 2C reach?
Hai Yang 2-03, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 938 × 955 km orbit inclined 66.0°.
How many satellites did Haiyang 2C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).