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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 36 Group 04
Launched
December 14, 2022
Summary
Yaogan 36 Group 04 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 14, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 402nd launch, 50th this year and humanity's 6,359th orbital launch attempt. It was the 70th Long March 2D flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 36 04 zu 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 509 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 70th Long March 2D flight · 14th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 402nd launch50th this yearhumanity's 6,359th orbital launch attempt177th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 36 04 zu 01 xing · NORAD 54746 · 2022-171 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-171A
- Epoch
- 2022-12-15 01:50:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23055727 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007154
- Inclination
- 34.9936°
- Ascending node
- 333.2856°
- Arg. of perigee
- 267.3226°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.6923°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan 36 04 zu 01 xing · NORAD 54746 · in orbit
- CZ-2D Deorbit Sail 8 · NORAD 54747 · re-entered November 6, 2023
- Yaogan 36 04 zu 02 xing · NORAD 54748 · in orbit
- Yaogan 36 04 zu 03 xing · NORAD 54750 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
3 Chinese military reconnaissance satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
78th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 10th this year · 181st from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/12/2022 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 36 Group 04 launch?
Yaogan 36 Group 04 launched on December 14, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan 36 Group 04?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 36 Group 04?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 36 Group 04 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan 36 Group 04 reach?
Yaogan 36 04 zu 01 xing, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 499 × 509 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 36 Group 04 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).