China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1
Launched
May 10, 2012
Image: CASC
Summary
Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 10, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 108th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,212th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 14, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 477 × 481 km orbit inclined 97.2°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 18th Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 108th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,212th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 14 · NORAD 38257 · 2012-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-021A
- Epoch
- 2012-05-10 08:32:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.31297432 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002724
- Inclination
- 97.2355°
- Ascending node
- 262.1017°
- Arg. of perigee
- 231.8306°
- Mean anomaly
- 217.6424°
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 14 · NORAD 38257 · in orbit
- Tiantuo 1 · NORAD 38258 · re-entered November 3, 2014
CZ-4B Y12 Stage 3 · re-entered February 27, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 14 was a Chinese satellite officially described as a remote-sensing spacecraft, generally assessed to be an optical reconnaissance satellite. It launched with Tiantuo 1, a small technology satellite from the National University of Defense Technology carrying an AIS ship-tracking receiver.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7th launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 41st from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
122 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1 launch?
Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1 launched on May 10, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 14, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 477 × 481 km orbit inclined 97.2°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 14 & Tiantuo 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).