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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 4 & Chuang Xin 1C
Launched
November 20, 2011 · 00:15 UTC
Summary
Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C 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 20, 2011 at 00:15 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 97th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,177th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Chuangxin-1 03, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 807 × 808 km orbit inclined 98.4°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 15th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 97th launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,177th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chuangxin-1 03 · NORAD 37930 · 2011-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-068A
- Epoch
- 2011-11-20 01:21:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.27403098 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0000503
- Inclination
- 98.4237°
- Ascending node
- 336.4259°
- Arg. of perigee
- 23.4125°
- Mean anomaly
- 336.6732°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 236
- 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
9 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 6 components; 9 still in orbit
- Chuangxin-1 03 · NORAD 37930 · in orbit
- Shiyan Weixing 4 · NORAD 37931 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y19 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A Long March 2D dual launch carrying Shiyan 4, an experimental Chinese satellite for space-environment and technology tests, and Chuangxin 1C, a small store-and-forward data communications satellite developed with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 4th this year · 57th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 20, 8:15 AM GMT+8, in twilight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C launch?
Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C launched on November 20, 2011 at 00:15 UTC.
Where can I watch Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 20, 8:15 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C reach?
Chuangxin-1 03, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 807 × 808 km orbit inclined 98.4°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 4 & Chuangxin 1C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).