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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Shiyan Weixing 3
Launched
November 5, 2008
Summary
Shiyan Weixing 3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 5, 2008. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 58th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,943rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Shiyan Weixing 3, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 793 × 809 km orbit inclined 98.5°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 58th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,943rd orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan Weixing 3 · NORAD 33433 · 2008-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-056A
- Epoch
- 2008-11-05 01:22:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.29256949 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011251
- Inclination
- 98.4726°
- Ascending node
- 322.4182°
- Arg. of perigee
- 306.0757°
- Mean anomaly
- 53.9209°
- 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
10 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 6 components; 8 still in orbit
- Shiyan Weixing 3 · NORAD 33433 · in orbit
- Chuangxin-1 02 · NORAD 33434 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y12 Stage 2 · re-entered January 29, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese experimental Earth observation satellite
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
9th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 44th 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
529 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Shiyan Weixing 3 launch?
Shiyan Weixing 3 launched on November 5, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan Weixing 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan Weixing 3?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Shiyan Weixing 3 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan Weixing 3 reach?
Shiyan Weixing 3, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 793 × 809 km orbit inclined 98.5°.
How many satellites did Shiyan Weixing 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).