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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jilin-1
Launched
October 7, 2015
Summary
Jilin-1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 7, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 159th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,502nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Jilin-1 Linqqiao Yanzheng, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 649 × 671 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite for Commercial UseCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 24th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 159th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,502nd orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jilin-1 Linqqiao Yanzheng · NORAD 40958 · 2015-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-057A
- Epoch
- 2015-10-07 08:33:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.72683055 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015778
- Inclination
- 98.052°
- Ascending node
- 353.2299°
- Arg. of perigee
- 243.6675°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.1946°
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Jilin-1 Linqqiao Yanzheng · NORAD 40958 · in orbit
- Jilin-1 Shipin 1 · NORAD 40959 · in orbit
- Jilin-1 Shipin 2 · NORAD 40960 · in orbit
- Jilin-1 Guangxe A xing · NORAD 40961 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Jilin-1 is a series of Chinese commercial remote sensing satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
38th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 80th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22 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 Jilin-1 launch?
Jilin-1 launched on October 7, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Jilin-1?
Coverage: China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite for Commercial Use. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Jilin-1?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Jilin-1 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Jilin-1 reach?
Jilin-1 Linqqiao Yanzheng, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 649 × 671 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Jilin-1 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).