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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan Weixing 2
Launched
May 25, 2007
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 25, 2007. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 45th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,838th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 662 km orbit inclined 97.8°. 3 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 · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 45th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,838th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 2 · NORAD 31490 · 2007-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-019A
- Epoch
- 2007-05-25 08:16:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75885674 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001816
- Inclination
- 97.8459°
- Ascending node
- 265.0975°
- Arg. of perigee
- 321.498°
- Mean anomaly
- 38.544°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 2 · NORAD 31490 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite likely also used for military reconnaissance
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
8th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 42nd 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
258 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 Weixing 2 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 2 launched on May 25, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 2?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 2 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 2 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 662 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).