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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 6ALaunch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Yunhai 3
Launched
November 11, 2022
Summary
Yunhai 3 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 November 11, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 395th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 6,338th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 6A flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Yunhai-3, one of 802 catalogued objects, reached a 847 × 863 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 802 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
- 2nd Long March 6A flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 395th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 6,338th orbital launch attempt156th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Yunhai-3 · NORAD 54235 · 2022-151 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 802 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-151A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-12 02:06:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.13281572 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011219
- Inclination
- 98.8204°
- Ascending node
- 321.1542°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.327°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.5596°
- 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
802 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 800 debris; 616 still in orbit
- Yunhai-3 · NORAD 54235 · in orbit
CZ-6A Y2 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
2nd launch from Launch Complex 9A, 2nd this year · 113th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
227 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Launch vehicle and payload not confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2022 · source
Questions
When did Yunhai 3 launch?
Yunhai 3 launched on November 11, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yunhai 3?
Coverage: Long March-6A launches Yunhai-3. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yunhai 3?
Long March 6A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 6A spec sheet
Where did Yunhai 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Yunhai 3 reach?
Yunhai-3, one of 802 catalogued objects, reached a 847 × 863 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Yunhai 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).