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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 (CSES)
Launched
February 2, 2018 · 07:51 UTC
Summary
Zhangheng-1 (CSES) 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 February 2, 2018 at 07:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:43 to 08:12 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 213th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,721st orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Long March 2D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). FengMaNiu 1, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 516 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 38th Long March 2D flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 213th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,721st orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
FengMaNiu 1 · NORAD 43192 · 2018-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-015A
- Epoch
- 2018-02-02 10:50:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22360621 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014311
- Inclination
- 97.3413°
- Ascending node
- 165.3763°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.0882°
- Mean anomaly
- 167.924°
- 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
11 catalogued: 7 payloads, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- FengMaNiu 1 · NORAD 43192 · re-entered March 16, 2023
- Zhangheng 1-01 · NORAD 43194 · in orbit
- Ada · NORAD 43195 · re-entered January 4, 2024
- GOMX-4B · NORAD 43196 · re-entered October 9, 2024
- Ulloriaq · NORAD 43197 · re-entered August 18, 2024
- Shaonian Xing · NORAD 43199 · re-entered August 1, 2023
- Maryam · NORAD 43204 · re-entered December 24, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zhangheng-1, also known as CSES (China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite) is a scientific mission dedicated to studying the ionospheric precursors of earthquakes. Data collected by the mission will also allow studying solar-terrestrial interactions and phenomena of solar physics. This mission is a collaboration between China National Space Administration and the Italian Space Agency. CSES satellite weighs about 730 kg and it is to reside in a 98° sun-synchronous circular orbit at an altitude about 500 km, where it is expected to operate for 5 years.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
53rd launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 2nd this year · 100th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 2, 3:51 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zhangheng-1 (CSES) launch?
Zhangheng-1 (CSES) launched on February 2, 2018 at 07:51 UTC. The launch window ran from 07:43 to 08:12 UTC.
Where can I watch Zhangheng-1 (CSES)?
Coverage: China launches satellite for predicting earthquakes; China launches satellite to forecast earthquakes from space. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Zhangheng-1 (CSES)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Zhangheng-1 (CSES) launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Feb 2, 3:51 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Zhangheng-1 (CSES) reach?
FengMaNiu 1, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 496 × 516 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Zhangheng-1 (CSES) launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).