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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
LKW-4 (Land Survey Satellite-4)
Launched
March 17, 2018
Summary
Land Survey Satellite-4 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 March 17, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 215th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,731st orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Long March 2D flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Ludi Kancha Weixing si hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 507 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches Land Exploration SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- China successfully launches land exploration satelliteCGTN
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 39th Long March 2D flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 215th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,731st orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ludi Kancha Weixing si hao · NORAD 43236 · 2018-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-025A
- Epoch
- 2018-03-17 10:00:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23321208 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005691
- Inclination
- 97.3178°
- Ascending node
- 197.4054°
- Arg. of perigee
- 292.1032°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.817°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- Ludi Kancha Weixing si hao · NORAD 43236 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Land Survey Satellite-4 is the fourth in a series of Chinese remote sensing satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
54th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 101st 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
42 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 Land Survey Satellite-4 launch?
Land Survey Satellite-4 launched on March 17, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Land Survey Satellite-4?
Coverage: China Launches Land Exploration Satellite; China successfully launches land exploration satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Land Survey Satellite-4?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Land Survey Satellite-4 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Land Survey Satellite-4 reach?
Ludi Kancha Weixing si hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 507 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Land Survey Satellite-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).