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About this launch
Chinese maneuverable military satellites, believed to have an interceptor / inspector / antisatellite mission. Launched from Jiuquan by the CZ-2D launch vehicle into 600 km, 97.7 deg inclination sun synchronous orbits.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padJiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Rocket and boosterLong March 2D
- Vehicle
- Long March 2D
- Reusable
- no
Long March 2D: specs, record and next flights → CASC: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · SSO
Government/Top Secret · SSO
What it put in orbit14 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJ-7 2005-024A | Payload | 487 × 506 km · 97.7° | Globe |
| CZ-2D R/B 2005-024B | Rocket body | 299 × 302 km · 97.3° | Globe |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024C | Debris | re-entered 2023-01-14 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024D | Debris | re-entered 2024-01-11 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024E | Debris | re-entered 2005-08-23 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024F | Debris | re-entered 2023-10-07 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024G | Debris | re-entered 2023-04-08 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024H | Debris | re-entered 2023-06-25 |
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| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024J | Debris | re-entered 2026-03-22 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024K | Debris | re-entered 2026-07-18 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024L | Debris | re-entered 2026-05-26 | |
| CZ-2D DEB 2005-024M | Debris | re-entered 2026-01-10 | |
| SJ-7 DEB 2005-024N | Debris | re-entered 2021-02-09 | |
| SJ-7 DEB 2005-024P | Debris | re-entered 2020-03-08 |
COSPAR ID 2005-024. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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