China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yunhai 3-02
Launched
March 26, 2024 · 22:51 UTC
Image: CCTV News
Summary
Yunhai 3-02 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 6A from Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 26, 2024 at 22:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:42 to 23:36 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 461st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 6,648th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 6A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yunhai-3 02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 848 × 862 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 6A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 461st launch9th this yearhumanity's 6,648th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yunhai-3 02 · NORAD 59343 · 2024-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-058A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-27 03:46:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.13332526 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010059
- Inclination
- 98.8278°
- Ascending node
- 95.1849°
- Arg. of perigee
- 258.0064°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.9004°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Yunhai-3 02 · NORAD 59343 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y3 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese satellite reported for atmospheric/ocean/environmental/spatial parameter research purposes, details TBD.
Pad
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5th launch from Launch Complex 9A, 1st this year · 125th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 27, 6:51 AM GMT+8, in daylight
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
147 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success confirmed.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/23/2024 · source
Questions
When did Yunhai 3-02 launch?
Yunhai 3-02 launched on March 26, 2024 at 22:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:42 to 23:36 UTC.
Where can I watch Yunhai 3-02?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches Yunhai-3 02. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yunhai 3-02?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Yunhai 3-02 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Mar 27, 6:51 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Yunhai 3-02 reach?
Yunhai-3 02, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 848 × 862 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Yunhai 3-02 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).