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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-1 (Land Survey Satellite-1)
Launched
December 3, 2017
Summary
LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 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 December 3, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 204th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,697th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Ludi Kancha Weixing yi hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 509 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 34th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 204th launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,697th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ludi Kancha Weixing yi hao · NORAD 43034 · 2017-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-077A
- Epoch
- 2017-12-03 07:11:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2333885 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009239
- Inclination
- 97.4623°
- Ascending node
- 49.9287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.5401°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.2896°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 1 payload, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- Ludi Kancha Weixing yi hao · NORAD 43034 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
LKW-1 (Ludi Kancha Weixing 1) is a Chinese very-high-resolution optical imaging satellite, officially for land survey, crop assessment and disaster monitoring but generally assessed as a military reconnaissance spacecraft.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
50th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 4th this year · 96th 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
54 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 LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1) launch?
LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1) launched on December 3, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1)?
Coverage: Long March-2D launches remote sensing satellite (LKW-1). Watch the replay
What rocket launched LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1) reach?
Ludi Kancha Weixing yi hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 509 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did LKW-1 (Land Survey Satellite 1) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).