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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 15
Launched
May 29, 2012
Summary
Yaogan 15 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 May 29, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 110th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,221st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 15, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,209 × 1,214 km orbit inclined 100.1°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 110th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,221st orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 15 · NORAD 38354 · 2012-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-029A
- Epoch
- 2012-05-29 08:45:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.14937214 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003121
- Inclination
- 100.1203°
- Ascending node
- 284.7873°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.6594°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.4158°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 15 · NORAD 38354 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y10 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 15 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite placed into a sun-synchronous orbit from Taiyuan. Yaogan is the public designation China gives to its military reconnaissance satellites; official statements describe them only as remote-sensing spacecraft for land survey, crop estimation and disaster monitoring.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8th launch from Launch Complex 9, 3rd this year · 42nd 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
19 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 15 launch?
Yaogan 15 launched on May 29, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 15?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 15 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 15 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 15, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,209 × 1,214 km orbit inclined 100.1°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).