China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2D/YZ-3Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yunhai-2 Group 02
Launched
March 21, 2024 · 05:27 UTC
Image: Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Summary
Yunhai-2 Group 02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D/YZ-3 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 21, 2024 at 05:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:19 to 05:52 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 460th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 6,642nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 2D/YZ-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Yunhai-2 02 zu 01 xing, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,137 × 1,148 km orbit inclined 50.1°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 2D/YZ-3 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 460th launch8th this yearhumanity's 6,642nd orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yunhai-2 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 59280 · 2024-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-052A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-21 12:00:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.32957415 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007105
- Inclination
- 50.1001°
- Ascending node
- 228.7815°
- Arg. of perigee
- 201.3004°
- Mean anomaly
- 234.8861°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 6 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 6 still in orbit
- Yunhai-2 02 zu 01 xing · NORAD 59280 · in orbit
- Yunhai-2 02 zu 02 xing · NORAD 59281 · in orbit
- Yunhai-2 02 zu 03 xing · NORAD 59282 · in orbit
- Yunhai-2 02 zu 04 xing · NORAD 59283 · in orbit
- Yunhai-2 02 zu 05 xing · NORAD 59284 · in orbit
- Yunhai-2 02 zu 06 xing · NORAD 59285 · in orbit
CZ-2D Y87 Stage 2 · re-entered March 23, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yunhai-2 is a constellation of Chinese military meteorological satellites. Reportedly the satellites use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) to collect atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate, and gravity research.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
112th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 1st this year · 222nd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 21, 1:27 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Adding launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/16/2024 · source
Questions
When did Yunhai-2 Group 02 launch?
Yunhai-2 Group 02 launched on March 21, 2024 at 05:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 05:19 to 05:52 UTC.
Where can I watch Yunhai-2 Group 02?
Coverage: Long March-2D launches Yunhai-2 02. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yunhai-2 Group 02?
Long March 2D/YZ-3, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D/YZ-3 spec sheet
Where did Yunhai-2 Group 02 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Mar 21, 1:27 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yunhai-2 Group 02 reach?
Yunhai-2 02 zu 01 xing, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 1,137 × 1,148 km orbit inclined 50.1°.
How many satellites did Yunhai-2 Group 02 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).