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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-30
Launched
May 15, 2016
Summary
Yaogan-30 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 May 15, 2016. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 173rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,558th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 30, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 697 × 711 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches Yaogan-30 Remote Sensing SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 28th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 173rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,558th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 30 · NORAD 41473 · 2016-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-029A
- Epoch
- 2016-05-15 02:56:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.5880242 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000958
- Inclination
- 98.23°
- Ascending node
- 188.2585°
- Arg. of perigee
- 255.8701°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.7955°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 30 · NORAD 41473 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The satellite will be used for experiments, land surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
42nd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 84th 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
39 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-30 launch?
Yaogan-30 launched on May 15, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan-30?
Coverage: China Launches Yaogan-30 Remote Sensing Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan-30?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan-30 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan-30 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 30, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 697 × 711 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did Yaogan-30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).