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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan Weixing 3
Launched
November 11, 2007 · 22:48 UTC
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 11, 2007 at 22:48 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 50th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,875th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 3, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 464 × 620 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 7 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
- 2nd Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 50th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,875th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 3 · NORAD 32289 · 2007-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-055A
- Epoch
- 2007-11-11 23:52:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.1044116 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0112929
- Inclination
- 97.8539°
- Ascending node
- 320.7611°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.7241°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.2206°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 4 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 3 · NORAD 32289 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y3 Stage 3 · re-entered November 27, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite likely also used for military reconnaissance
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
23rd launch from Launch Complex 7, 3rd this year · 26th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 12, 6:48 AM GMT+8, in twilight
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yaogan Weixing 3 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 3 launched on November 11, 2007 at 22:48 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 3?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 12, 6:48 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 3 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 3, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 464 × 620 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).