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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-24
Launched
November 20, 2014
Summary
Yaogan 24 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 20, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 145th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,424th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 637 × 660 km orbit inclined 97.9°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 145th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,424th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 24 · NORAD 40310 · 2014-072 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-072A
- Epoch
- 2014-11-20 09:54:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.76181916 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001668
- Inclination
- 97.9099°
- Ascending node
- 81.8597°
- Arg. of perigee
- 208.1216°
- Mean anomaly
- 151.9068°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 24 · NORAD 40310 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 24 is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Jiuquan 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 Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
35th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 6th this year · 75th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yaogan 24 launch?
Yaogan 24 launched on November 20, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 24?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 24 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 24 reach?
It reached a 637 × 660 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).