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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan 43 Group 03
Launched
October 23, 2024 · 01:09 UTC
Summary
Yaogan 43 Group 03 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 23, 2024 at 01:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:59 to 01:16 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 489th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 6,783rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Long March 2C flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan 43-03-01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 515 km orbit inclined 35.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 59th Long March 2C flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 489th launch37th this yearhumanity's 6,783rd orbital launch attempt194th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan 43-03-01 · NORAD 61617 · 2024-190 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-190A
- Epoch
- 2024-10-23 10:20:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23295496 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016708
- Inclination
- 35.0074°
- Ascending node
- 22.6181°
- Arg. of perigee
- 315.486°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.3583°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.1274
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
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan 43-03-01 · NORAD 61617 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-03-02 · NORAD 61618 · in orbit
- Yaogan 43-03-03 · NORAD 61619 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y82 Stage 2 · re-entered November 21, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Yaogan 43 Group 03 is a group of Chinese military “remote sensing” satellites of unknown purposes.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
95th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 9th this year · 214th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 23, 9:09 AM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
49 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 · 10/18/2024 · source
Questions
When did Yaogan 43 Group 03 launch?
Yaogan 43 Group 03 launched on October 23, 2024 at 01:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:59 to 01:16 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan 43 Group 03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan 43 Group 03?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan 43 Group 03 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Oct 23, 9:09 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan 43 Group 03 reach?
Yaogan 43-03-01, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 515 km orbit inclined 35.0°.
How many satellites did Yaogan 43 Group 03 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).