China Aerospace CorporationLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
APSTAR 1
Launched
July 21, 1994
Image: CASC
Summary
APSTAR 1 launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 21, 1994. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 4th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,914th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). APSTAR 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 42,112 km orbit inclined 26.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3 · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Long March 3 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 4th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,914th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
APSTAR 1 · NORAD 23185 · 1994-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- APSTAR 1
- Object ID
- 1994-043A
- Epoch
- 1994-07-21 04:51:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.89948004 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.760415
- Inclination
- 26.4596°
- Ascending node
- 93.9776°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1207°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.2975°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000095062
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- APSTAR 1 · NORAD 23185
CZ-3 Y8 Stage 3 · re-entered June 8, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The APSTAR 1 spacecraft carries such general communications traffic as voice, fax, data, and television signals across China and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam. APSTAR 1A has expanded coverage to India and Pakistan. Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc., signed a contract in May 1992 with APT Satellite Company, Ltd., of Hong Kong for the first satellite. APT ordered APSTAR IA in March 1995. The spacecraft were built at the Hughes Space and Communications Company facilities in El Segundo, Calif.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
9th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 13th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did APSTAR 1 launch?
APSTAR 1 launched on July 21, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch APSTAR 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched APSTAR 1?
Long March 3, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did APSTAR 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did APSTAR 1 reach?
APSTAR 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 42,112 km orbit inclined 26.5°.
How many satellites did APSTAR 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).