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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 4
Launched
December 1, 2008 · 04:42 UTC
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 4 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 December 1, 2008 at 04:42 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 59th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,948th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 660 km orbit inclined 97.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 10th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 59th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,948th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 4 · NORAD 33446 · 2008-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-061A
- Epoch
- 2008-12-01 07:24:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.75710976 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013711
- Inclination
- 97.9172°
- Ascending node
- 55.5276°
- Arg. of perigee
- 311.6597°
- Mean anomaly
- 48.3389°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 4 · NORAD 33446 · 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
10th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 45th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 1, 12:42 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 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 4 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 4 launched on December 1, 2008 at 04:42 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 4?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 4 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 1, 12:42 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 4 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 4, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 660 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).