2004-044A
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.
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| ZY-2C |
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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| 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 |