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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-10
Launched
August 9, 2010 · 22:49 UTC
Summary
Yaogan-10 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 9, 2010 at 22:49 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 73rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,072nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 4C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 10, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 628 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 4C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 73rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,072nd orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 10 · NORAD 36834 · 2010-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-038A
- Epoch
- 2010-08-09 23:53:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.84785177 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010027
- Inclination
- 97.8235°
- Ascending node
- 228.3374°
- Arg. of perigee
- 54.924°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.2914°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0001
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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 5 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 10 · NORAD 36834 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y6 Stage 3 · re-entered March 9, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan-10 was a Chinese satellite officially described as a remote-sensing spacecraft for land surveys and disaster monitoring; it is widely assessed to be a synthetic-aperture-radar reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
4th launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 33rd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 10, 6:49 AM GMT+8, in daylight
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
237 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 Yaogan-10 launch?
Yaogan-10 launched on August 9, 2010 at 22:49 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan-10?
Coverage: YaoGan Weixing-10 launched via a CZ-4C Chang Zheng-4C. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan-10?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan-10 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 10, 6:49 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan-10 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 10, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 628 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Yaogan-10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).