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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-22
Launched
October 20, 2014
Summary
Yaogan 22 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 October 20, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 141st launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,414th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 4C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,203 × 1,216 km orbit inclined 100.3°. 2 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
- 15th Long March 4C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 141st launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,414th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 22 · NORAD 40275 · 2014-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-063A
- Epoch
- 2014-10-20 07:44:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.15366599 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008235
- Inclination
- 100.3215°
- Ascending node
- 51.1516°
- Arg. of perigee
- 126.8915°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.72°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 22 · NORAD 40275 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y16 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 22 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Taiyuan into a roughly 1,200 km 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
18th launch from Launch Complex 9, 3rd this year · 52nd 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
42 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 22 launch?
Yaogan 22 launched on October 20, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 22?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 22 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 22 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,203 × 1,216 km orbit inclined 100.3°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).