China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zi Yuan 1-2B
Launched
September 19, 2007
Image: CASC
Summary
Zi Yuan 1-2B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 19, 2007. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 48th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,862nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Zi Yuan 1-02B, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 744 × 748 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 48th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,862nd orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zi Yuan 1-02B · NORAD 32062 · 2007-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-042A
- Epoch
- 2007-09-19 04:32:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.45878965 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002819
- Inclination
- 98.5502°
- Ascending node
- 335.2539°
- Arg. of perigee
- 244.8315°
- Mean anomaly
- 115.2591°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 5 still in orbit
- Zi Yuan 1-02B · NORAD 32062 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y17 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese-Brazilian Earth observation satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22nd launch from Launch Complex 7, 2nd this year · 25th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
160 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zi Yuan 1-2B launch?
Zi Yuan 1-2B launched on September 19, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zi Yuan 1-2B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zi Yuan 1-2B?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Zi Yuan 1-2B launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zi Yuan 1-2B reach?
Zi Yuan 1-02B, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 744 × 748 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Zi Yuan 1-2B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).