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ziyuan erhao 02 xing

Chang Zheng 4B launch from Taiyuan (China) on October 27, 2002, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 27, 2002 · 03:17 UTCLaunch 2002-049Launch no. 4,561 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC7
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySASTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 27, 2002, 03:17
Launch designation
2002-049
Mission
ziyuan erhao 02 xing
Flight name
ZY-2
Vehicle flight ID
Y6

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Zi Yuan 2-022002-049ANORAD 27550General Armaments Dept. of the PLAOptical imaging1,450 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 22, 2015

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