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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 8201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
XJY-7 & others
Launched
December 22, 2020 · 04:37 UTC
Summary
XJY-7 & others launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 8 from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on December 22, 2020 at 04:37 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 303rd launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 6,035th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 8 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yuanguang, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 520 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Long March-8 first launchSciNews
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 8 flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 303rd launch33rd this yearhumanity's 6,035th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yuanguang · NORAD 47296 · 2020-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-102A
- Epoch
- 2020-12-22 10:57:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.19660044 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009247
- Inclination
- 97.4252°
- Ascending node
- 91.8394°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.7601°
- Mean anomaly
- 312.5572°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Yuanguang · NORAD 47296 · re-entered June 15, 2024
- Haisi-1 · NORAD 47297 · re-entered September 5, 2024
- Xinjishu Yanzheng 7 · NORAD 47298 · re-entered October 16, 2025
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-10 · NORAD 47299 · re-entered June 14, 2024
- ET-SMART-RSS · NORAD 47300 · re-entered October 21, 2023
CZ-8 Y1 Stage 2 · re-entered March 16, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
XJY-7 is an undisclosed Chinese government payload for the first launch of Long March 8
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
4th launch from 201, 2nd this year · 10th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 22, 12:37 PM GMT+8, in daylight
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
280 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did XJY-7 & others launch?
XJY-7 & others launched on December 22, 2020 at 04:37 UTC.
Where can I watch XJY-7 & others?
Coverage: Long March-8 first launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched XJY-7 & others?
Long March 8, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 8 spec sheet
Where did XJY-7 & others launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 22, 12:37 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did XJY-7 & others reach?
Yuanguang, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 520 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did XJY-7 & others launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).