China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata)
Launched
May 30, 2016 · 03:17 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata) 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 May 30, 2016 at 03:17 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 174th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,562nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Zi Yuan 3-02, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 490 × 507 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China's Ziyuan-III 02 Geological Mapping Satellite LaunchedCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 27th Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 174th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,562nd orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zi Yuan 3-02 · NORAD 41556 · 2016-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-033A
- Epoch
- 2016-05-30 04:44:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24762865 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011885
- Inclination
- 97.494°
- Ascending node
- 224.3024°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.7383°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.4042°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Zi Yuan 3-02 · NORAD 41556 · in orbit
- Fresco · NORAD 41557 · re-entered October 21, 2023
- Batata · NORAD 41558 · re-entered October 5, 2023
CZ-4B Y33 Stage 3 · re-entered January 8, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ziyuan is a series of remote sensing satellites in Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ziyuan 3-02 is a Chinese Earth observation satellite, a high-resolution imaging satellite operated by the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26th launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 61st from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 30, 11:17 AM GMT+8, in daylight
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
185 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 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata) launch?
Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata) launched on May 30, 2016 at 03:17 UTC.
Where can I watch Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata)?
Coverage: China's Ziyuan-III 02 Geological Mapping Satellite Launched. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata)?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata) launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 30, 11:17 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata) reach?
Zi Yuan 3-02, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 490 × 507 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Ziyuan 3-02 & ÑuSat-1 & -2 (Fresco and Batata) launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).