China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2C/SMLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tan Ce 2
Launched
July 25, 2004
Image: CNSA/People's Daily Online
Summary
Tan Ce 2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C/SM from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 25, 2004. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 22nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,668th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 2C/SM flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tan Ce 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 680 × 38,575 km orbit inclined 90.0°. 4 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
- 2nd Long March 2C/SM flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 22nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,668th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tan Ce 2 · NORAD 28382 · 2004-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DOUBLE STAR
- Object ID
- 2004-029A
- Epoch
- 2004-07-25 08:32:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.07101736 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7287938
- Inclination
- 90.0396°
- Ascending node
- 347.8332°
- Arg. of perigee
- 246.3348°
- Mean anomaly
- 25.5235°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Tan Ce 2 · NORAD 28382 · in orbit
SM Y2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
It is the first space mission launched by China to investigate Earth's magnetosphere. It consists of two satellites: an Equatorial satellite (TC-1) and Polar satellite (TC-2).
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 18th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
278 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tan Ce 2 launch?
Tan Ce 2 launched on July 25, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tan Ce 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tan Ce 2?
Long March 2C/SM, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/SM spec sheet
Where did Tan Ce 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tan Ce 2 reach?
Tan Ce 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 680 × 38,575 km orbit inclined 90.0°.
How many satellites did Tan Ce 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).