China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Ziyuan-3-03
Launched
July 25, 2020
Image: CASC
Summary
Ziyuan-3-03 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 July 25, 2020. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 288th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 5,979th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Long March 4B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Zi Yuan 3-03, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 507 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 37th Long March 4B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 288th launch18th this yearhumanity's 5,979th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zi Yuan 3-03 · NORAD 45939 · 2020-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-051A
- Epoch
- 2020-07-25 06:13:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24568533 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011178
- Inclination
- 97.4967°
- Ascending node
- 280.9483°
- Arg. of perigee
- 276.9511°
- Mean anomaly
- 169.9679°
- 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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Zi Yuan 3-03 · NORAD 45939 · in orbit
- Longxia yan X shexian tance · NORAD 45940 · re-entered July 15, 2023
- Tianqi Xingzuo 1-07 · NORAD 45941 · re-entered June 7, 2024
CZ-4B Y45 Stage 3 · re-entered September 9, 2021
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
46th launch from Launch Complex 9, 4th this year · 86th 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
22 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-3-03 launch?
Ziyuan-3-03 launched on July 25, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Ziyuan-3-03?
Coverage: Long March-4B launches Ziyuan III 03. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Ziyuan-3-03?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Ziyuan-3-03 launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Ziyuan-3-03 reach?
Zi Yuan 3-03, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 507 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Ziyuan-3-03 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).