China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan Weixing 5
Launched
December 15, 2008 · 03:22 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 5 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 15, 2008 at 03:22 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 60th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,951st orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 5, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 487 × 501 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 8 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
- 12th Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 60th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,951st orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 5 · NORAD 33456 · 2008-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-064A
- Epoch
- 2008-12-15 04:25:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.26371479 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010202
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- Ascending node
- 61.7947°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.3375°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.6735°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 5 · NORAD 33456 · re-entered September 2, 2014
CZ-4B Y20 Stage 3 · re-entered December 6, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese Earth observation satellite, likely also used for military reconnaissance
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 30th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 15, 11:22 AM GMT+8, in daylight
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
51 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 5 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 5 launched on December 15, 2008 at 03:22 UTC.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 5?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 15, 11:22 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 5 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 5, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 487 × 501 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).