Ziyuan-3 01 & VesselSat-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:17:00

Monday January 9, 2012

Mission Details

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VesselSat-2

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VesselSat-2 (aka Orbcomm FM43, V2) was a Luxembourgian microsatellite built and owned by LuxSpace and operated by Orbcomm under lease. It carried a receiver for Automatic Identification System signals, used to track ships at sea. VesselSat-2 was the second of two VesselSat spacecraft (see VesselSat-1), which were built by LuxSpace for Orbcomm, as replacements for the AIS capabilities of the failed Orbcomm-QL spacecraft.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

29 kilograms

Ziyuan-3 01

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Ziyuan 3-01 or ZY 3-01 (Chinese: 资源三号 meaning Resources 3) is a Chinese Earth observation satellite. It is a high-resolution imaging satellite operated by the Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

2,630 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Long March 4B

Active Since 1999

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$64.68 million

Rocket

Height: 46.97m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,200 kg

GTO: 1,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,993 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 11.74m

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 4B


17th

Mission

1st

Mission of 2012

2012


1st

Orbital launch attempt