China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zi Yuan-2 01 xing
Launched
September 1, 2000
Image: CASC
Summary
Zi Yuan-2 01 xing 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 1, 2000. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 5th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,419th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Zi Yuan 2-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 475 × 500 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 2 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 · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 5th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,419th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zi Yuan 2-01 · NORAD 26481 · 2000-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FSW-3 1
- Object ID
- 2000-050A
- Epoch
- 2000-09-01 04:28:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.28473862 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0017984
- Inclination
- 97.4407°
- Ascending node
- 318.8874°
- Arg. of perigee
- 292.6133°
- Mean anomaly
- 67.3204°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Zi Yuan 2-01 · NORAD 26481 · re-entered March 10, 2016
CZ-4B Y3 Stage 3 · re-entered November 1, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ZY-2 (Ziyuan-2, 'Resource-2'), while reported as a civilian Earth observation system, was actually code-named JB-3 (Jianbing-3) and was China's first high-resolution military imaging satellite. They are reportedly used for area surveillance.
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
12th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 12th 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
323 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zi Yuan-2 01 xing launch?
Zi Yuan-2 01 xing launched on September 1, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zi Yuan-2 01 xing?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zi Yuan-2 01 xing?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Zi Yuan-2 01 xing launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zi Yuan-2 01 xing reach?
Zi Yuan 2-01, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 475 × 500 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Zi Yuan-2 01 xing launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).