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ziyuan erhao 01 xing

Chang Zheng 4B launch from Taiyuan (China) on September 1, 2000, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 1, 2000 · 03:25 UTCLaunch 2000-050Launch no. 4,418 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC7
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySASTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 1, 2000, 03:25
Launch designation
2000-050
Mission
ziyuan erhao 01 xing
Flight name
ZY-2
Vehicle flight ID
Y3

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
475 km
Initial apogee
493 km
Inclination
97.4°
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Zi Yuan 2-012000-050ANORAD 26481General Armaments Dept. of the PLAOptical imaging1,450 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 10, 2016

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.