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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-31-02
Launched
January 29, 2021
Summary
Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 29, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 306th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,044th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 31 hao 02 zu 01 xing, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,099 × 1,103 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 30th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 306th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,044th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 31 hao 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 47532 · 2021-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-007A
- Epoch
- 2021-01-29 07:59:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.44240748 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002549
- Inclination
- 63.4205°
- Ascending node
- 148.1558°
- Arg. of perigee
- 222.5382°
- Mean anomaly
- 175.6642°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 6 still in orbit
- Yaogan 31 hao 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 47532 · in orbit
- Yaogan 31 hao 02 zu 02 xing · NORAD 47533 · in orbit
- Yaogan 31 hao 02 zu 03 xing · NORAD 47536 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y31 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 31-02 is a formation-flying triplet of Chinese military satellites in roughly 1,100 km orbits inclined at 63.4°, assessed as a naval electronic-intelligence system. 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
71st launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 136th 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
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success confirmed.
Show 2 earlier updates
Liftoff confirmed
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/29/2021 · source
Added launch per NOTAM A0165/21.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/27/2021
Questions
When did Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites) launch?
Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites) launched on January 29, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites)?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites) reach?
Yaogan 31 hao 02 zu 01 xing, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 1,099 × 1,103 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 31-02 (3 satellites) launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).