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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
Shijian 12
Launched
June 15, 2010 · 01:39 UTC
Summary
Shijian 12 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 June 15, 2010 at 01:39 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 71st launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,061st orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shi Jian 12, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 582 × 604 km orbit inclined 97.7°. 7 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
- 12th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 71st launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,061st orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shi Jian 12 · NORAD 36596 · 2010-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-027A
- Epoch
- 2010-06-15 02:42:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.93735506 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015824
- Inclination
- 97.7044°
- Ascending node
- 202.7409°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.0863°
- Mean anomaly
- 141.9255°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 4 components; 4 still in orbit
- Shi Jian 12 · NORAD 36596 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y15 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Shijian 12 was a Chinese satellite officially described as a space environment and technology test platform. In orbit it performed close approaches to the older Shijian 6F satellite, in what observers interpreted as a rendezvous and proximity-operations test.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
14th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 49th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 15, 9:39 AM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
101 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 Shijian 12 launch?
Shijian 12 launched on June 15, 2010 at 01:39 UTC.
Where can I watch Shijian 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shijian 12?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Shijian 12 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 15, 9:39 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shijian 12 reach?
Shi Jian 12, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 582 × 604 km orbit inclined 97.7°.
How many satellites did Shijian 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).