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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan 20C
Launched
October 29, 2022
Summary
Shiyan 20C launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 29, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 392nd launch, 40th this year and humanity's 6,329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Long March 4C flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shiyan 20C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 757 × 803 km orbit inclined 60.0°. 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 · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 46th Long March 4C flight · 8th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 392nd launch40th this yearhumanity's 6,329th orbital launch attempt147th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan 20C · NORAD 54214 · 2022-142 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-142A
- Epoch
- 2022-10-29 04:22:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.35664344 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003234
- Inclination
- 59.9931°
- Ascending node
- 2.7231°
- Arg. of perigee
- 155.4839°
- Mean anomaly
- 322.0317°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Shiyan 20C · NORAD 54214 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y72 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese classified satellite of unknown purposes.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
94th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 11th this year · 176th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan 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 uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/24/2022 · source
Questions
When did Shiyan 20C launch?
Shiyan 20C launched on October 29, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan 20C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan 20C?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 20C launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan 20C reach?
Shiyan 20C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 757 × 803 km orbit inclined 60.0°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 20C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).