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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 23
Launched
May 11, 2024 · 23:43 UTC
Summary
Shiyan 23 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 May 11, 2024 at 23:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:34 to 00:08 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 469th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 6,679th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shiyan 23 Weixing, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 55th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 469th launch17th this yearhumanity's 6,679th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan 23 Weixing · NORAD 59728 · 2024-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-089A
- Epoch
- 2024-05-12 06:10:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.90458724 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006638
- Inclination
- 97.7609°
- Ascending node
- 140.5769°
- Arg. of perigee
- 245.2364°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.1339°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Shiyan 23 Weixing · NORAD 59728 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y50 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite officially named for "space environment detection" purposes, exact details unknown.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
114th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 225th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 12, 7:43 AM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2024 · source
Questions
When did Shiyan 23 launch?
Shiyan 23 launched on May 11, 2024 at 23:43 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:34 to 00:08 UTC.
Where can I watch Shiyan 23?
Coverage: Long March-4C launches Shiyan-23. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shiyan 23?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 23 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 12, 7:43 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shiyan 23 reach?
Shiyan 23 Weixing, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 608 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).