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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F
Launched
February 19, 2020
Summary
XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on February 19, 2020. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 273rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,937th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Xin jishu shiyan C xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 483 × 490 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Launches 4 New Technology Experiment SatellitesCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 45th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 273rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,937th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xin jishu shiyan C xing · NORAD 45249 · 2020-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-014A
- Epoch
- 2020-02-20 06:33:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.28831754 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005006
- Inclination
- 35.0078°
- Ascending node
- 78.6881°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.7154°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.0573°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Xin jishu shiyan C xing · NORAD 45249 · re-entered July 13, 2023
- Xin jishu shiyan D xing · NORAD 45250 · re-entered June 4, 2024
- Xin jishu shiyan E xing · NORAD 45251 · re-entered April 9, 2024
- Xin jishu shiyan F xing · NORAD 45253 · re-entered November 5, 2023
CZ-2D Y61 Stage 2 · re-entered February 18, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
These are four experimental satellites which will be used mainly to test some Earth observation technologies.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
56th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 140th 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
65 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 XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F launch?
XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F launched on February 19, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F?
Coverage: China Launches 4 New Technology Experiment Satellites. Watch the replay
What rocket launched XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F reach?
Xin jishu shiyan C xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 483 × 490 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did XJS-C, XJS-D, XJS-E, XJS-F launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).