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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(R)
Launched
December 27, 2020
Summary
Yaogan 33R 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 December 27, 2020. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 304th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 6,036th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan 33-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 689 × 693 km orbit inclined 98.3°. 3 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
- 29th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 304th launch34th this yearhumanity's 6,036th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 33-01 · NORAD 47302 · 2020-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-103A
- Epoch
- 2020-12-27 18:52:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.6286564 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002893
- Inclination
- 98.2622°
- Ascending node
- 246.7002°
- Arg. of perigee
- 240.7983°
- Mean anomaly
- 206.2812°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan 33-01 · NORAD 47302 · in orbit
- Weina Jishu Shiyan Weixing · NORAD 47303 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y35 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan 33R is a Chinese military reconnaissance satellite launched from Jiuquan into sun-synchronous orbit, understood to replace the Yaogan 33 satellite lost in a 2019 Long March 4C failure. 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
70th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 7th this year · 135th 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
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Rocket identity (can also be the Long March 4B) and payload identity not confirmed.
Questions
When did Yaogan 33R launch?
Yaogan 33R launched on December 27, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 33R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 33R?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 33R launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 33R reach?
Yaogan 33-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 689 × 693 km orbit inclined 98.3°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 33R launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).