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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-23
Launched
November 14, 2014
Summary
Yaogan 23 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 November 14, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 144th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,423rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Long March 2C flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 23, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 520 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 5 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
- 30th Long March 2C flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 144th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,423rd orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 23 · NORAD 40305 · 2014-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-071A
- Epoch
- 2014-11-14 21:53:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.21092993 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014423
- Inclination
- 97.3306°
- Ascending node
- 263.9374°
- Arg. of perigee
- 234.072°
- Mean anomaly
- 216.7366°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 23 · NORAD 40305 · re-entered December 12, 2024
CZ-2C Y35 Stage 2 · re-entered January 21, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 23 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
19th launch from Launch Complex 9, 4th this year · 53rd 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
25 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 23 launch?
Yaogan 23 launched on November 14, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 23?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 23 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 23 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 23, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 520 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).