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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan 10-02
Launched
December 29, 2022
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Shiyan 10-02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 29, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 405th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 6,367th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Long March 3B/E flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for High Earth Orbit (HEO). Shiyan 10-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 40,103 km orbit inclined 51.0°. 2 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 · High Earth Orbit (HEO)
- Milestone
- 51st Long March 3B/E flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 405th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 6,367th orbital launch attempt185th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan 10-02 · NORAD 54878 · 2022-178 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-178A
- Epoch
- 2022-12-29 14:06:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01046606 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7525477
- Inclination
- 50.9564°
- Ascending node
- 118.8977°
- Arg. of perigee
- 225.186°
- Mean anomaly
- 270.6839°
- 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: HEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Shiyan 10-02 · NORAD 54878 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y88 Stage 3 · re-entered June 30, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite officially declared for spatial environment monitoring and in-orbit technical validation purposes. First satellite is observed to have entered a Molniya orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
101st launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 4th this year · 183rd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/28/2022 · source
Questions
When did Shiyan 10-02 launch?
Shiyan 10-02 launched on December 29, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan 10-02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan 10-02?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 10-02 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan 10-02 reach?
Shiyan 10-02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 40,103 km orbit inclined 51.0°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 10-02 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).