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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
Yaogan-11, Zheda Pixing 1B & Zheda Pixing 1C
Launched
September 22, 2010 · 02:42 UTC
Summary
Yaogan-11 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 September 22, 2010 at 02:42 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 76th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,081st orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Long March 2D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 11, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 665 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 14th Long March 2D flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 76th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,081st orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 11 · NORAD 37165 · 2010-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-047A
- Epoch
- 2010-09-22 03:46:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75877077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021472
- Inclination
- 98.0071°
- Ascending node
- 315.8114°
- Arg. of perigee
- 304.4696°
- Mean anomaly
- 55.4732°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 components; 5 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 11 · NORAD 37165 · in orbit
- Zheda Pixing 1A · NORAD 37166 · in orbit
- Zheda Pixing 1A · NORAD 37167 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan-11 was a Chinese satellite officially described as a remote-sensing spacecraft for scientific experiments and land surveys, generally assessed to be an optical reconnaissance satellite. It was launched with the Zheda Pixing 1B and 1C picosatellites from Zhejiang University.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 4th this year · 51st from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 22, 10:42 AM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yaogan-11 launch?
Yaogan-11 launched on September 22, 2010 at 02:42 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan-11?
Coverage: YaoGan Weixing-11 launch - September 22, 2010. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan-11?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan-11 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 22, 10:42 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan-11 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 11, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 634 × 665 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan-11 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).