![[AUTO] Long March 4C - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Flong_march_4c_image_20230801172338.jpeg&w=1600)
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 19
Launched
November 20, 2013
Summary
Yaogan 19 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 November 20, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 130th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,335th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 4C flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 19, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,208 × 1,214 km orbit inclined 100.5°. 8 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
- 13th Long March 4C flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 130th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,335th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 19 · NORAD 39410 · 2013-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-065A
- Epoch
- 2013-11-20 17:32:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.14915241 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003871
- Inclination
- 100.4794°
- Ascending node
- 37.2162°
- Arg. of perigee
- 163.0394°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.0815°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 5 components; 8 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 19 · NORAD 39410 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y14 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 19 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
14th launch from Launch Complex 9, 4th this year · 48th 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
22 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 19 launch?
Yaogan 19 launched on November 20, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 19?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 19 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 19 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 19, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,208 × 1,214 km orbit inclined 100.5°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).