Ziyuan 2C

 2004-044A

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A JB-3 digital imaging satellite was launched in Nov 2004 as ZY-2C.

The satellite maintained a 485 x 500 km orbit until Jun 2008, when it began a 5 month phase of slow orbit raising followed by natural decay.

ZY-2C
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2004 Nov 6	0310	Launch by CZ-4B	TYSC
		T+2:33 Stage 1 MECO
		T+2:34 Stage 1 sep
		T+2:54 Fairing
		T+4:37 St 2 MECO
		T+4:47 St 2 VECO
		T+4:48 St 2 sep
		T+4:48 St 3 burn
	0321	T+11:18? St 3 MECO
	0322	T+12:28? Stage 3 sep	472 x 483 x 97.3
		Stage 3 depletion	397 x 580 x 97.2
2004 Nov 16			94.15 471 x 484 x 97.3
2004 Nov 21		Orbit raise
2004 Nov 28			94.43 478 x 503 x 97.3
2006 Jul 14			94.42 484 x 496 x 97.5
		Small orbit trim
2006 Jul 15			94.45 485 x 497 x 97.5
2006 Aug 8			94.44 484 x 498 x 97.5
2008 Jun 17			94.58 497 x 499 x 97.4 1059LTDN
2008 Jun 25?		Begin orbit raise
2008 Jun 30			94.64 497 x 504 x 97.4
2008 Jul 27			94.78 502 x 514 x 97.4
2008 Aug 24			94.96 510 x 522 x 97.4
2008 Sep 7			95.05 516 x 525 x 97.4
2008 Sep 10			95.29 521 x 543 x 97.4
2008 Sep 11			95.40 521 x 554 x 97.4
2008 Sep 17			95.85 530 x 588 x 97.4
2008 Oct 1			95.97 537 x 594 x 97.4
2008 Oct 16			96.13 544 x 601 x 97.4
2008 Nov 1			96.28 552 x 609 x 97.4
2008 Nov 18			96.43 558 x 616 x 97.4