China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H
Launched
October 6, 2010 · 00:49 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 6, 2010 at 00:49 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 78th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,085th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shi Jian 6/4B, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 611 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 78th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,085th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shi Jian 6/4B · NORAD 37179 · 2010-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-051A
- Epoch
- 2010-10-06 01:53:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90567087 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011392
- Inclination
- 97.7564°
- Ascending node
- 313.3677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 332.7757°
- Mean anomaly
- 27.3326°
- 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
8 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 5 still in orbit
- Shi Jian 6/4B · NORAD 37179 · in orbit
- Shi Jian 6/4A · NORAD 37180 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y23 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Shijian 6G and 6H were the fourth pair of Chinese Shijian 6 satellites, officially described as space-environment research spacecraft and widely assessed to be signals-intelligence satellites launched together into a sun-synchronous orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
27th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 34th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 6, 8:49 AM GMT+8, in daylight
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
531 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H launch?
Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H launched on October 6, 2010 at 00:49 UTC.
Where can I watch Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 6, 8:49 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H reach?
Shi Jian 6/4B, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 595 × 611 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Shijian 6G & Shijian 6H launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).