China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan-6-03
Launched
April 8, 2021
Image: CASC
Summary
Shiyan-6 03 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 8, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 312th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 6,066th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shiyan 6-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 768 × 998 km orbit inclined 99.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 41st Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 312th launch8th this yearhumanity's 6,066th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan 6-03 · NORAD 48157 · 2021-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-028A
- Epoch
- 2021-04-09 00:27:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.05177438 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0158636
- Inclination
- 99.5911°
- Ascending node
- 107.5384°
- Arg. of perigee
- 20.9946°
- Mean anomaly
- 39.4685°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 6-03 · NORAD 48157 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y49 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Shiyan-6 03 is a Chinese satellite officially tasked with space-environment surveys and technology experiments, including a test of an ultra-black nanocomposite coating for optical instruments; it operates in a 1,000 km orbit inclined at 99.5°.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
49th launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 90th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
193 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAM A0591/21. Payload and rocket unconfirmed and highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/7/2021
Questions
When did Shiyan-6 03 launch?
Shiyan-6 03 launched on April 8, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan-6 03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan-6 03?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Shiyan-6 03 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan-6 03 reach?
Shiyan 6-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 768 × 998 km orbit inclined 99.6°.
How many satellites did Shiyan-6 03 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).