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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

Zhangheng-1-02

Launched

June 14, 2025 · 07:56 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

Zhangheng-1-02 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 June 14, 2025 at 07:56 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:48 to 08:22 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 528th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 6,981st orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Long March 2D flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 498 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.3°. One object from this launch is catalogued.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
94th Long March 2D flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 528th launch27th this yearhumanity's 6,981st orbital launch attempt132nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

97.3°Inclination
498 × 511 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
94.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
296.8°Ascending node
488 d agoElement epoch2025-06-14 12:27 UTC · stale

Zhangheng 1-02 · NORAD 64393 · 2025-128 · Space-Track

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2025-128A
Epoch
2025-06-14 12:27:29 UTC
Mean motion
15.22808561 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0010023
Inclination
97.3165°
Ascending node
296.8225°
Arg. of perigee
272.8296°
Mean anomaly
159.173°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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

1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit

  • Zhangheng 1-02 · NORAD 64393 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Zhangheng 1-02, also known as CSES-02 (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite-02), is the follow-on mission to Zhangheng 1/CSES, a Chinese–Italian space mission dedicated to monitoring the electromagnetic field and waves, plasma parameters, and particle fluxes induced by natural sources and artificial emitters in near-Earth space, to study their correlations with the occurrence of seismic events. The satellite mission is part of a collaboration program between the CNSA (China National Space Administration) and ASI (Italian Space Agency), and developed by CEA (China Earthquake Administration) and INFN (Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics), together with several Chinese and Italian Universities and research Institutes.

Pad

Map of Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

126th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 7th this year · 253rd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 14, 3:56 PM GMT+8, in daylight

138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

16 days after the previous launch from this pad

Updates

Launch success.

Show 2 earlier updates
  • Delayed to June 14 per new NOTAMs.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/11/2025 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2025 · source

Questions

When did Zhangheng-1-02 launch?

Zhangheng-1-02 launched on June 14, 2025 at 07:56 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:48 to 08:22 UTC.

Where can I watch Zhangheng-1-02?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zhangheng-1-02?

Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet

Where did Zhangheng-1-02 launch from?

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 14, 3:56 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Zhangheng-1-02 reach?

It reached a 498 × 511 km orbit inclined 97.3°.

How many satellites did Zhangheng-1-02 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).