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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 5
Launched
November 25, 2013
Summary
Shiyan 5 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 25, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 131st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,338th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shiyan Weixing 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 746 × 762 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 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
- 20th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 131st launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,338th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan Weixing 5 · NORAD 39455 · 2013-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-068A
- Epoch
- 2013-11-25 03:18:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.43520906 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010986
- Inclination
- 97.9884°
- Ascending node
- 11.7163°
- Arg. of perigee
- 227.0197°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.0074°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 component; 2 still in orbit
- Shiyan Weixing 5 · NORAD 39455 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Shiyan 5 (Shiyan Weixing 5) is a Chinese satellite described officially as an experimental spacecraft for space-technology tests and environmental measurement.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 5th this year · 69th 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
30 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 5 launch?
Shiyan 5 launched on November 25, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Shiyan 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Shiyan 5?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Shiyan 5 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Shiyan 5 reach?
Shiyan Weixing 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 746 × 762 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Shiyan 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).