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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 34-03
Launched
November 15, 2022
Summary
Yaogan 34-03 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 November 15, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 397th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 6,341st orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Long March 4C flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 34-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,099 × 1,104 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 47th Long March 4C flight · 9th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 397th launch45th this yearhumanity's 6,341st orbital launch attempt159th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 34-03 · NORAD 54249 · 2022-154 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-154A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-15 04:46:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.44004843 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003531
- Inclination
- 63.4085°
- Ascending node
- 26.0384°
- Arg. of perigee
- 278.5595°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.1614°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Yaogan 34-03 · NORAD 54249 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y48 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Officially described as an optical remote-sensing satellite built by SAST.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
95th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 12th this year · 177th 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
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; Launch vehicle and payload not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2022 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 34-03 launch?
Yaogan 34-03 launched on November 15, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 34-03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 34-03?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 34-03 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 34-03 reach?
Yaogan 34-03, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,099 × 1,104 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 34-03 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).