Ziyuan III satellite - Astronomy News

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Date: Jan 11 22:06 2012

RE: Ziyuan III satellite

ZY 3
1 38046U 12001A   12011.50398459  .00005069  00000-0  22093-3 0   106
2 38046 097.4914 086.7234 0007704 256.9678 227.6915 15.22615641   362

Period:       91.57 minutes
Inclination: 97.48°
Apogee:     503 km
Perigee:     493 km

CZ-4B RB
1 38048U 12001C   12010.96423489 +.00285747 +22811-5 +63432-3 0 00125
2 38048 097.5826 086.3962 0202765 001.8931 358.3051 15.70984301000294

Period:       91.64 minutes
Inclination: 97.58°
Apogee:     491 km
Perigee:     219 km

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Date: Jan 10 15:02 2012

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First 2012 Launch - CZ-4B Blast Off with Zi-Yuan-3 & VesselSat-2 satellites China successfully launched the Ziyuan III satellite Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi province. The satellite, a high-resolution remote-sensing satellite for civilian use, was launched at 11:17 a.m. aboard a Long March 4B rocket, according to a statement from the center. __________________

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Date: Jan 9 16:47 2012

Ziyuan III satellite	Permalink

China successfully launched the Ziyuan III satellite Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi province. The satellite, a high-resolution remote-sensing satellite for civilian use, was launched at 11:17 a.m. aboard a Long March 4B rocket, according to a statement from the centre. The satellite, weighing 2650 kg, entered an orbit of 500 km above the Earth about 12 minutes after it was launched. It has a designed life expectancy of five years. Read more __________________

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