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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Apstar 6
Launched
April 12, 2005
Summary
Apstar 6 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 12, 2005. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 29th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,706th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Apstar 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 263 × 49,637 km orbit inclined 26.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 29th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,706th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apstar 6 · NORAD 28638 · 2005-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-012A
- Epoch
- 2005-04-12 20:13:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.56621372 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7881821
- Inclination
- 25.9598°
- Ascending node
- 18.3678°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0989°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.5227°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2481
- B*
- 0.0001
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 6 · NORAD 28638 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y6 Stage 3 · re-entered February 26, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Communications Ku and C band transponders.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22nd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 38th 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
175 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Apstar 6 launch?
Apstar 6 launched on April 12, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Apstar 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Apstar 6?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Apstar 6 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Apstar 6 reach?
Apstar 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 263 × 49,637 km orbit inclined 26.0°.
How many satellites did Apstar 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).