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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Apstar 2R
Launched
October 16, 1997
Summary
Apstar 2R launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 16, 1997. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 18th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,182nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 3B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Apstar 2R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 47,685 km orbit inclined 24.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3B · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 3B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 18th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,182nd orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apstar 2R · NORAD 25010 · 1997-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- APSTAR 2R
- Object ID
- 1997-062A
- Epoch
- 1997-10-16 22:40:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.64595409 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7839543
- Inclination
- 24.5413°
- Ascending node
- 311.884°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.4391°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.279°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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; 1 still in orbit
- Apstar 2R · NORAD 25010 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y3 Stage 3 · re-entered March 18, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Space Systems/Loral's (SS/L) Apstar-2R is one of the most powerful spacecraft in Asia-Pacific service. Launched in China in 1997 by APT Satellite Company, Ltd., the satellite offers regional voice, video, and data services to an area large enough to link Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region into a broad telecommunications network.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
13th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 25th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Apstar 2R launch?
Apstar 2R launched on October 16, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Apstar 2R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Apstar 2R?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Apstar 2R launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Apstar 2R reach?
Apstar 2R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 47,685 km orbit inclined 24.5°.
How many satellites did Apstar 2R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).