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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2C/SMALaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Huan Jing 1A & 1B
Launched
September 6, 2008 · 03:25 UTC
Summary
Huan Jing 1A & 1B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C/SMA from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 6, 2008 at 03:25 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 54th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,928th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 2C/SMA flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Huanjing Jianzai 1A, one of 26 catalogued objects, reached a 300 × 650 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 26 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 2C/SMA flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 54th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,928th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Huanjing Jianzai 1A · NORAD 33320 · 2008-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 26 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-041A
- Epoch
- 2008-09-06 22:25:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.32594876 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0256
- Inclination
- 97.9124°
- Ascending node
- 323.9868°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.2153°
- Mean anomaly
- 16.9073°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
26 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 17 debris, 5 components; 2 still in orbit
- Huanjing Jianzai 1A · NORAD 33320 · in orbit
- Huanjing Jianzai 1B · NORAD 33321 · in orbit
CZ-2C SMA-Y1 Stage 2 · re-entered January 22, 2010
SMA Y1 kick stage · re-entered July 7, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
25th launch from Launch Complex 7, 2nd this year · 28th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 6, 11:25 AM GMT+8, in daylight
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
102 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Huan Jing 1A & 1B launch?
Huan Jing 1A & 1B launched on September 6, 2008 at 03:25 UTC.
Where can I watch Huan Jing 1A & 1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Huan Jing 1A & 1B?
Long March 2C/SMA, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/SMA spec sheet
Where did Huan Jing 1A & 1B launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 6, 11:25 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Huan Jing 1A & 1B reach?
Huanjing Jianzai 1A, one of 26 catalogued objects, reached a 300 × 650 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Huan Jing 1A & 1B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).