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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2C/YZ-1SLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan-32-02
Launched
November 3, 2021
Summary
Yaogan-32-02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C/YZ-1S from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 3, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 341st launch, 37th this year and humanity's 6,144th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan 32 hao 02 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 697 × 710 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 2C/YZ-1S flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 341st launch37th this yearhumanity's 6,144th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 32 hao 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 49383 · 2021-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-099A
- Epoch
- 2021-11-03 10:50:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.59040526 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009426
- Inclination
- 98.0844°
- Ascending node
- 72.8835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 240.3952°
- Mean anomaly
- 205.7104°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan 32 hao 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 49383 · in orbit
- Yaogan 32 hao 02 zu 02 xing · NORAD 49384 · in orbit
Yuanzheng-1S Y4 · re-entered December 19, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan is a series of Chinese reconnaissance satellites. The visualization during the launch of Yaogan-32 Group 01 hints towards the two satellites being SIGINT satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 10th this year · 151st 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
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Yaogan-32-02 launch?
Yaogan-32-02 launched on November 3, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan-32-02?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan-32-02?
Long March 2C/YZ-1S, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/YZ-1S spec sheet
Where did Yaogan-32-02 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan-32-02 reach?
Yaogan 32 hao 02 zu 01 xing, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 697 × 710 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Yaogan-32-02 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).