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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan 25
Launched
June 20, 2023 · 03:18 UTC
Summary
Shiyan 25 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6 from Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 20, 2023 at 03:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:11 to 03:53 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 424th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 6,461st orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 6 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 314 × 328 km orbit inclined 96.6°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 11th Long March 6 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 424th launch19th this yearhumanity's 6,461st orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan 25 · NORAD 57047 · 2023-087 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-087A
- Epoch
- 2023-06-20 09:24:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.8588461 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010251
- Inclination
- 96.6371°
- Ascending node
- 245.8425°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.2821°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.9256°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Shiyan 25 · NORAD 57047 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite officially reported as for “testing new Earth observation techniques” purposes.
Pad
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
12th launch from Launch Complex 16, 1st this year · 120th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 20, 11:18 AM GMT+8, in daylight
16 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
266 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 very uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2023 · source
Questions
When did Shiyan 25 launch?
Shiyan 25 launched on June 20, 2023 at 03:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:11 to 03:53 UTC.
Where can I watch Shiyan 25?
Coverage: Long March-6 launches Shiyan-25. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Shiyan 25?
Long March 6, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6 spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 25 launch from?
Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 20, 11:18 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shiyan 25 reach?
It reached a 314 × 328 km orbit inclined 96.6°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).