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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 7
Launched
December 9, 2009
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 7 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 9, 2009. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 66th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,026th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 626 × 666 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
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 11th Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 66th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,026th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 7 · NORAD 36110 · 2009-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-069A
- Epoch
- 2009-12-09 09:45:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.77052917 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028121
- Inclination
- 97.8374°
- Ascending node
- 123.3455°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.5768°
- Mean anomaly
- 53.859°
- 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 7 · NORAD 36110 · 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
12th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 47th 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
27 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 7 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 7 launched on December 9, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 7?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 7 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 7 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 626 × 666 km orbit inclined 97.8°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).