China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Ziyuan-2D, Tianyi MV-1, BNU-1
Launched
September 12, 2019
Image: CASC
Summary
Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 12, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 257th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,884th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Zi Yuan 1-02D, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 742 × 759 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 33rd Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 257th launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,884th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zi Yuan 1-02D · NORAD 44528 · 2019-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-059A
- Epoch
- 2019-09-12 12:52:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.44685466 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012091
- Inclination
- 98.5796°
- Ascending node
- 328.787°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.6064°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.9578°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Zi Yuan 1-02D · NORAD 44528 · in orbit
- Jingshi 1 · NORAD 44529 · in orbit
- Jinniuzuo naxing · NORAD 44530 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y39 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ziyuan-1 02D (also called 5 m Optical Satellite 01) is a Chinese hyperspectral and multispectral land-resources imaging satellite for the Ministry of Natural Resources, launched with the Beijing Normal University polar-research CubeSat BNU-1 (Jingshi-1) and the Tianyi MV-1 (Taurus-1) amateur-radio satellite.
Pad

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
38th launch from Launch Complex 9, 2nd this year · 75th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
135 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 Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1 launch?
Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1 launched on September 12, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1?
Coverage: 《军事报道》 三代丹心守边疆 不忘初心跟党走 20190912 | CCTV军事. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1 reach?
Zi Yuan 1-02D, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 742 × 759 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did Ziyuan-1 02D, Jingshi-1 & BNU-1 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
