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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
APStar-6D
Launched
July 9, 2020 · 12:11 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
APStar-6D launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 9, 2020 at 12:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:03 to 12:39 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 286th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 5,972nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Apstar 6D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 35,797 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 34th Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 286th launch16th this yearhumanity's 5,972nd orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apstar 6D · NORAD 45863 · 2020-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-045A
- Epoch
- 2020-07-09 18:44:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28039983 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7294922
- Inclination
- 28.4121°
- Ascending node
- 107.7001°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4902°
- Mean anomaly
- 211.3582°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Apstar 6D · NORAD 45863 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y64 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
APStar-6D is a commercial communications satellite for APT Satellite Company Ltd under an end-to-end contract signed with China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) for satellite production and launch services. It will deliver VSAT, video distribution, Direct-to-home television and cellular backhaul to the Asia-Pacific Region.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
58th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 146th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 9, 8:11 PM GMT+8, in twilight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
107 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did APStar-6D launch?
APStar-6D launched on July 9, 2020 at 12:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:03 to 12:39 UTC.
Where can I watch APStar-6D?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches APStar-6D. Watch the replay
What rocket launched APStar-6D?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did APStar-6D launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 9, 8:11 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did APStar-6D reach?
Apstar 6D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 35,797 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did APStar-6D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).