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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
MisrSat-2
Launched
December 4, 2023 · 04:10 UTC
Summary
MisrSat-2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 4, 2023 at 04:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:02 to 04:25 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 446th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 6,564th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Long March 2C flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Xingchi-1 02A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 650 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 55th Long March 2C flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 446th launch41st this yearhumanity's 6,564th orbital launch attempt196th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xingchi-1 02A · NORAD 58496 · 2023-187 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-187A
- Epoch
- 2023-12-04 10:07:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.7835676 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011292
- Inclination
- 98.0074°
- Ascending node
- 50.5348°
- Arg. of perigee
- 272.1298°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.8587°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Xingchi-1 02A · NORAD 58496 · in orbit
- MisrSat-2 · NORAD 58497 · in orbit
- Xingchi-1 02B · NORAD 58498 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y54 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MisrSat-2 is an Earth observation satellite for the Egyptian Space Agency built by China, with participation from Egyptian engineers and scientists offering opportunity to acquire on-the-project experience in satellite design and integration from China, using facilities available in Egypt. Also riding on this launch is Starpool-02A/B, multi-purpose communication, remote sensing and navigation enhancement satellites from Beijing based ELLIPSPACE.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
110th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 14th this year · 211th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 4, 12:10 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did MisrSat-2 launch?
MisrSat-2 launched on December 4, 2023 at 04:10 UTC. The launch window ran from 04:02 to 04:25 UTC.
Where can I watch MisrSat-2?
Coverage: Long March-2C launches MisrSat-2 and StarPool-1 02 A/B. Watch the replay
What rocket launched MisrSat-2?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did MisrSat-2 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 4, 12:10 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did MisrSat-2 reach?
Xingchi-1 02A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 650 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did MisrSat-2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).