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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 33-03
Launched
September 6, 2023 · 18:14 UTC
Summary
Yaogan 33-03 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 September 6, 2023 at 18:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:06 to 18:29 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 433rd launch, 28th this year and humanity's 6,511th orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Long March 4C flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan 33-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 688 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 53rd Long March 4C flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 433rd launch28th this yearhumanity's 6,511th orbital launch attempt143rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 33-03 · NORAD 57797 · 2023-136 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-136A
- Epoch
- 2023-09-06 21:09:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6273686 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000488
- Inclination
- 98.1753°
- Ascending node
- 173.2241°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.4168°
- Mean anomaly
- 150.7888°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Yaogan 33-03 · NORAD 57797 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y53 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Yaogan 33-03 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purpose.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
106th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 10th this year · 205th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 7, 2:14 AM GMT+8, at night
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launcher and payload identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2023 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 33-03 launch?
Yaogan 33-03 launched on September 6, 2023 at 18:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 18:06 to 18:29 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 33-03?
Coverage: Long March-4C launches Yaogan-33 03. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yaogan 33-03?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 33-03 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 7, 2:14 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 33-03 reach?
Yaogan 33-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 688 × 695 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 33-03 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).