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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-29
Launched
November 26, 2015
Summary
Yaogan 29 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 26, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 165th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 5,515th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 4C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 29, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 626 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 6 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
- 18th Long March 4C flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 165th launch16th this yearhumanity's 5,515th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 29 · NORAD 41038 · 2015-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-069A
- Epoch
- 2015-11-27 00:30:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83870836 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002792
- Inclination
- 97.8429°
- Ascending node
- 313.2965°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.9935°
- Mean anomaly
- 37.578°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; 6 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 29 · NORAD 41038 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y8 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 29 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
25th launch from Launch Complex 9, 4th this year · 60th 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
18 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 29 launch?
Yaogan 29 launched on November 26, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 29?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 29 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 29 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 29, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 626 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).