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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-3 (Land Survey Satellite-3)
Launched
January 13, 2018
Summary
LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3) 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 January 13, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 210th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,712th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Ludi Kancha Weixing san hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 37th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 210th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,712th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Ludi Kancha Weixing san hao · NORAD 43146 · 2018-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-006A
- Epoch
- 2018-01-13 00:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23333553 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010877
- Inclination
- 97.3392°
- Ascending node
- 134.9255°
- Arg. of perigee
- 255.2782°
- Mean anomaly
- 29.7124°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 san hao · NORAD 43146 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
LKW-3 (Ludi Kancha Weixing 3) 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
52nd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 98th 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
21 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-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3) launch?
LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3) launched on January 13, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3) reach?
Ludi Kancha Weixing san hao, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 510 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did LKW-3 (Land Survey Satellite 3) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).