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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & ChuangXin 3
Launched
July 19, 2013
Summary
Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 19, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 125th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,307th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shiyan Weixing 7, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 668 × 681 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Science Satellites Blast OffWesterNNews
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 10th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 125th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,307th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan Weixing 7 · NORAD 39208 · 2013-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-037A
- Epoch
- 2013-07-20 02:37:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.68123733 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008951
- Inclination
- 98.0639°
- Ascending node
- 218.7627°
- Arg. of perigee
- 26.0601°
- Mean anomaly
- 33.9766°
- 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
9 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 9 still in orbit
- Shiyan Weixing 7 · NORAD 39208 · in orbit
- Chuangxin-3 · NORAD 39209 · in orbit
- Shi Jian 15 · NORAD 39210 · in orbit
- Shiyan 7B · NORAD 39357 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y11 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A trio of Chinese experimental satellites: Shiyan 7 and Shijian 15 demonstrated rendezvous and robotic-arm proximity operations, while Chuangxin 3 tested small-satellite technology. The manoeuvres drew attention as possible anti-satellite rehearsals.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
11th launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 45th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
243 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3 launch?
Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3 launched on July 19, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3?
Coverage: China Science Satellites Blast Off. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3 reach?
Shiyan Weixing 7, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 668 × 681 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & Chuangxin 3 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).