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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-2 (Land Survey Satellite-2)
Launched
December 23, 2017
Summary
LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2) 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 23, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 206th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 5,704th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Long March 2D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Ludi Kancha Weixing er hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 509 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches Land Exploration SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 35th Long March 2D flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 206th launch16th this yearhumanity's 5,704th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ludi Kancha Weixing er hao · NORAD 43080 · 2017-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-084A
- Epoch
- 2017-12-23 07:14:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23115604 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007385
- Inclination
- 97.4631°
- Ascending node
- 70.4867°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.964°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.7892°
- 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: 1 payload, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- Ludi Kancha Weixing er hao · NORAD 43080 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
LKW-2 (Ludi Kancha Weixing 2) is a Chinese very-high-resolution optical imaging satellite, officially for land survey 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
51st launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 5th this year · 97th 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
20 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-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2) launch?
LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2) launched on December 23, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2)?
Coverage: China Launches Land Exploration Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2) reach?
Ludi Kancha Weixing er hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 509 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did LKW-2 (Land Survey Satellite 2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).