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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Haiyang 4-01

Launched

November 13, 2024 · 22:42 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: CASC

Summary

Haiyang 4-01 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 November 13, 2024 at 22:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:34 to 23:07 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 492nd launch, 40th this year and humanity's 6,801st orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Long March 4B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Hai Yang 4-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 652 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 3 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
52nd Long March 4B flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 492nd launch40th this yearhumanity's 6,801st orbital launch attempt212th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

98.0°Inclination
640 × 652 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
97.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
323.7°Ascending node
701 d agoElement epoch2024-11-14 01:34 UTC · stale

Hai Yang 4-01 · NORAD 61936 · 2024-208 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2024-208A
Epoch
2024-11-14 01:34:55 UTC
Mean motion
14.76985274 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000791
Inclination
98.006°
Ascending node
323.6806°
Arg. of perigee
259.9892°
Mean anomaly
137.3354°
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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit

  • Hai Yang 4-01 · NORAD 61936 · in orbit

CZ-4B Y53 Stage 3 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Next generation Chinese ocean salinity measurements satellite to study ocean climatic changes and its effects on ecology and biological cycles.

Pad

Map of Launch Complex 9

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

75th launch from Launch Complex 9, 4th this year · 135th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 14, 6:42 AM GMT+8, in twilight

80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

54 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 1 earlier update
  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities very uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 11/4/2024 · source

Questions

When did Haiyang 4-01 launch?

Haiyang 4-01 launched on November 13, 2024 at 22:42 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:34 to 23:07 UTC.

Where can I watch Haiyang 4-01?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Haiyang 4-01?

Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet

Where did Haiyang 4-01 launch from?

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 14, 6:42 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Haiyang 4-01 reach?

Hai Yang 4-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 652 km orbit inclined 98.0°.

How many satellites did Haiyang 4-01 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).