China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-28
Launched
November 8, 2015
Image: CASC
Summary
Yaogan 28 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 8, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 163rd launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,510th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 28, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 465 × 489 km orbit inclined 97.2°. 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
- 26th Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 163rd launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,510th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 28 · NORAD 41026 · 2015-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-064A
- Epoch
- 2015-11-08 08:32:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.31937465 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017644
- Inclination
- 97.2407°
- Ascending node
- 80.7887°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.3903°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.2929°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 1 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 28 · NORAD 41026 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y24 Stage 3 · re-entered December 26, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 28 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
24th launch from Launch Complex 9, 3rd this year · 59th 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
73 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 28 launch?
Yaogan 28 launched on November 8, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 28?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 28 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 28 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 28, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 465 × 489 km orbit inclined 97.2°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).