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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
APStar 6E
Launched
January 12, 2023
Summary
APStar 6E launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 12, 2023. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 407th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,375th orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Apstar 6E, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 236 × 648 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 3 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
- 50th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 407th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,375th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apstar 6E · NORAD 55239 · 2023-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-005A
- Epoch
- 2023-01-13 08:12:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.43746397 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0302542
- Inclination
- 28.5105°
- Ascending node
- 21.4163°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.2519°
- Mean anomaly
- 27.6604°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Apstar 6E · NORAD 55239 · in orbit
CZ-2C Y61 Stage 2 · re-entered February 7, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
APStar 6E is a small high-throughput communication satellite for Hong Kong based APT Satellite. It is based on the new DFH-3E small GEO platform developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), featuring all-electric propulsion. The satellite will provide satellite telecommunication services in the Asia-Pacific region. Payload includes a transfer stage to send the satellite to GTO.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
79th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 184th 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
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
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Questions
When did APStar 6E launch?
APStar 6E launched on January 12, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch APStar 6E?
Coverage: Long March-2C launches APStar-6E. Watch the replay
What rocket launched APStar 6E?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did APStar 6E launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did APStar 6E reach?
Apstar 6E, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 236 × 648 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did APStar 6E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).