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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 18
Launched
October 29, 2013
Summary
Yaogan 18 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 29, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 129th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Long March 2C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 18, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 532 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 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
- 26th Long March 2C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 129th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,329th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 18 · NORAD 39363 · 2013-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-059A
- Epoch
- 2013-10-29 05:24:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.42796911 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0128324
- Inclination
- 97.3071°
- Ascending node
- 6.8404°
- Arg. of perigee
- 306.0263°
- Mean anomaly
- 52.9014°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; none still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 18 · NORAD 39363 · re-entered April 7, 2021
CZ-2C Y28 Stage 2 · re-entered June 29, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 18 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Taiyuan into sun-synchronous orbit. 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
13th launch from Launch Complex 9, 3rd this year · 47th 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
35 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 18 launch?
Yaogan 18 launched on October 29, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 18?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 18 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 18 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 18, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 532 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).