China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zi Yuan 2-3
Launched
November 6, 2004
Image: CASC
Summary
Zi Yuan 2-3 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 November 6, 2004. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 27th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,684th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Zi Yuan 2-03, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 491 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 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
- 8th Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 27th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,684th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zi Yuan 2-03 · NORAD 28470 · 2004-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2004-044A
- Epoch
- 2004-11-06 10:30:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.29254542 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007869
- Inclination
- 97.3322°
- Ascending node
- 20.5154°
- Arg. of perigee
- 309.9966°
- Mean anomaly
- 50.0593°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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, 1 debris, 4 components; 1 still in orbit
- Zi Yuan 2-03 · NORAD 28470 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y8 Stage 3 · re-entered January 2, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zi Yuan 2-3 was a low earth orbit digital imaging spacecraft used by the Chinese government, probably for both civilian and military reconnaissance purposes..
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
18th launch from Launch Complex 7, 3rd this year · 20th 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
58 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 2-3 launch?
Zi Yuan 2-3 launched on November 6, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zi Yuan 2-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zi Yuan 2-3?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Zi Yuan 2-3 launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zi Yuan 2-3 reach?
Zi Yuan 2-03, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 491 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did Zi Yuan 2-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).