China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2C/YZ-1SLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Haiyang 3-01
Launched
November 16, 2023 · 03:55 UTC

Summary
Haiyang 3-01 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C/YZ-1S from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 16, 2023 at 03:55 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:49 to 04:17 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 444th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 6,553rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Hai Yang 3-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 130 × 789 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 444th launch39th this yearhumanity's 6,553rd orbital launch attempt185th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Hai Yang 3-01 · NORAD 58349 · 2023-176 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-176A
- Epoch
- 2023-11-16 10:08:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.37827647 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0482808
- Inclination
- 98.5966°
- Ascending node
- 28.1514°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.1201°
- Mean anomaly
- 150.624°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Hai Yang 3-01 · NORAD 58349 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1S Y9 · re-entered November 21, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Next generation Chinese ocean color measurements satellite to study ocean ecology and effects on biological cycles and the climate.
Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
109th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 13th this year · 210th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 16, 11:55 AM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/12/2023 · source
Questions
When did Haiyang 3-01 launch?
Haiyang 3-01 launched on November 16, 2023 at 03:55 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:49 to 04:17 UTC.
Where can I watch Haiyang 3-01?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Haiyang 3-01?
Long March 2C/YZ-1S, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/YZ-1S spec sheet
Where did Haiyang 3-01 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 16, 11:55 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Haiyang 3-01 reach?
Hai Yang 3-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 130 × 789 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Haiyang 3-01 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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