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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-9
Launched
March 5, 2010 · 04:55 UTC
Summary
Yaogan-9 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 March 5, 2010 at 04:55 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 69th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,041st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yaogan Weixing 9, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,090 × 1,107 km orbit inclined 63.4°. 9 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
- 5th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 69th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,041st orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 9 · NORAD 36413 · 2010-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-009A
- Epoch
- 2010-03-05 06:08:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.44754343 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011278
- Inclination
- 63.4119°
- Ascending node
- 184.0928°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.7019°
- Mean anomaly
- 42.3338°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
9 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 9 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 9 · NORAD 36413 · in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 9 fu xing yi · NORAD 36414 · in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 9 fu xing er · NORAD 36415 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y5 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yaogan-9 was a triplet of Chinese satellites flying in formation in a roughly 1,100 km orbit. China described them as remote sensing satellites; Western analysts consider them naval electronic-intelligence satellites for ocean surveillance.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
13th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 48th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 5, 12:55 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
85 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yaogan-9 launch?
Yaogan-9 launched on March 5, 2010 at 04:55 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan-9?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan-9 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Mar 5, 12:55 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan-9 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 9, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 1,090 × 1,107 km orbit inclined 63.4°.
How many satellites did Yaogan-9 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).