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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yaogan Weixing 8
Launched
December 15, 2009
Summary
Yaogan Weixing 8 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 15, 2009. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 67th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,029th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yaogan Weixing 8, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,191 × 1,201 km orbit inclined 100.5°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 67th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,029th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yaogan Weixing 8 · NORAD 36121 · 2009-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-072A
- Epoch
- 2009-12-15 03:45:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.18995687 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006436
- Inclination
- 100.5046°
- Ascending node
- 46.2483°
- Arg. of perigee
- 232.063°
- Mean anomaly
- 127.9902°
- 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
8 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 8 still in orbit
- Yaogan Weixing 8 · NORAD 36121 · in orbit
- Hope-OSCAR-68 · NORAD 36122 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y4 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Believed to be a surveillance satellite to track and locate naval ships.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
3rd launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 32nd from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
364 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 8 launch?
Yaogan Weixing 8 launched on December 15, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yaogan Weixing 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yaogan Weixing 8?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Yaogan Weixing 8 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yaogan Weixing 8 reach?
Yaogan Weixing 8, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 1,191 × 1,201 km orbit inclined 100.5°.
How many satellites did Yaogan Weixing 8 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).