China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
PIESAT-2 01-04
Launched
November 9, 2024 · 03:39 UTC
Image: @中国新闻网
Summary
PIESAT-2 01-04 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 November 9, 2024 at 03:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:29 to 03:53 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 491st launch, 39th this year and humanity's 6,796th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Long March 2C flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Zhongyuan-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 520 × 542 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 60th Long March 2C flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 491st launch39th this yearhumanity's 6,796th orbital launch attempt207th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongyuan-2 · NORAD 61869 · 2024-203 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-204A
- Epoch
- 2024-11-09 05:06:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.14073817 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016352
- Inclination
- 97.4977°
- Ascending node
- 19.0178°
- Arg. of perigee
- 234.6294°
- Mean anomaly
- 217.142°
- 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: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit
- Zhongyuan-2 · NORAD 61869 · in orbit
- Hebi-4 · NORAD 61870 · in orbit
- Hebi-5 · NORAD 61871 · in orbit
- Hebi-6 · NORAD 61872 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y59 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
117th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 6th this year · 234th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 9, 11:39 AM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/3/2024 · source
Questions
When did PIESAT-2 01-04 launch?
PIESAT-2 01-04 launched on November 9, 2024 at 03:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:29 to 03:53 UTC.
Where can I watch PIESAT-2 01-04?
Coverage: Long March-2C launches four PIESAT-2 satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched PIESAT-2 01-04?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did PIESAT-2 01-04 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 9, 11:39 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did PIESAT-2 01-04 reach?
Zhongyuan-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 520 × 542 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did PIESAT-2 01-04 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).