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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan Weixing 2
Launched
November 18, 2004
Summary
Shiyan Weixing 2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 18, 2004. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 28th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,687th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Long March 2C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shiyan Weixing 2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 711 × 923 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Long March 2C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 28th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,687th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan Weixing 2 · NORAD 28479 · 2004-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2004-046A
- Epoch
- 2004-11-18 15:44:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.24631463 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0146983
- Inclination
- 98.0562°
- Ascending node
- 326.8835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 114.4198°
- Mean anomaly
- 247.2415°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 7 still in orbit
- Shiyan Weixing 2 · NORAD 28479 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y15 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Remote Sensing Technology..
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 37th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
213 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Shiyan Weixing 2 launch?
Shiyan Weixing 2 launched on November 18, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan Weixing 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan Weixing 2?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Shiyan Weixing 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan Weixing 2 reach?
Shiyan Weixing 2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 711 × 923 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Shiyan Weixing 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).