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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06
Launched
November 21, 2017
Summary
Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6 from Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 21, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 202nd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,693rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 6 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Jilin-1 Shipin 4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 552 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Launches 3 Remote Sensing SatellitesCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 6 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 202nd launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,693rd orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jilin-1 Shipin 4 · NORAD 43022 · 2017-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-074A
- Epoch
- 2017-11-21 07:27:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.09126905 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008831
- Inclination
- 97.5334°
- Ascending node
- 60.4983°
- Arg. of perigee
- 262.317°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.1432°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Jilin-1 Shipin 4 · NORAD 43022 · in orbit
- Jilin-1 Shipin 5 · NORAD 43023 · in orbit
- Jilin-1 Shipin 6 · NORAD 43024 · in orbit
CZ-6 Y2 Stage 3 · re-entered November 11, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 66th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 launch?
Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 launched on November 21, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06?
Coverage: China Launches 3 Remote Sensing Satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 reach?
Jilin-1 Shipin 4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 552 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Jilin-1-04, Jilin-1-05 & Jilin-1-06 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).