China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zi Yuan-2 02 xing
Launched
October 27, 2002
Image: CASC
Summary
Zi Yuan-2 02 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 October 27, 2002. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 12th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,562nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Zi Yuan 2-02, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 405 × 582 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 6 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 · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 12th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,562nd orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zi Yuan 2-02 · NORAD 27550 · 2002-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- JB-3
- Object ID
- 2002-049A
- Epoch
- 2002-10-27 05:54:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.26574417 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0129111
- Inclination
- 97.2659°
- Ascending node
- 11.6514°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.9192°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.7596°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Zi Yuan 2-02 · NORAD 27550 · re-entered January 22, 2015
CZ-4B Y6 Stage 3 · re-entered January 6, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
JB-3 2 was nominally a Chinese (PRC) remote sensing satellite, although US intelligence sources indicated it had primarily an intelligence imaging mission. JB-3 2 was the name adopted by the USSPACECOM. Most news reports from China and elsewhere use different names: ZY-2B (acronym for ZiYuan-2B, translated as Resource-2B), and Zhong Guo Zi Yuan Er Hao, translated as China Resource 2. No information was available on the instruments onboard the JB-3 2, but officially it was intended 'for territorial survey, environment monitoring and protection, urban planning, crop yield assessment, disaster monitoring, and space scientific experiments'.
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
14th launch from Launch Complex 7, 2nd this year · 15th 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
165 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zi Yuan-2 02 xing launch?
Zi Yuan-2 02 xing launched on October 27, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zi Yuan-2 02 xing?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zi Yuan-2 02 xing?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Zi Yuan-2 02 xing launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zi Yuan-2 02 xing reach?
Zi Yuan 2-02, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 405 × 582 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Zi Yuan-2 02 xing launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).