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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
APStar-7
Launched
March 31, 2012
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
APStar-7 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on March 31, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 105th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,203rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Apstar 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 50,108 km orbit inclined 27.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- APSTAR-7 launched successfullyDTV News
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 105th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,203rd orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apstar 7 · NORAD 38107 · 2012-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-013A
- Epoch
- 2012-03-31 03:18:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.54984659 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7906643
- Inclination
- 27.4104°
- Ascending node
- 343.2044°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.8722°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.4487°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Apstar 7 · NORAD 38107 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y22 Stage 3 · re-entered June 21, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
APStar-7 was a Thales Alenia Space-built C-band and Ku-band communications satellite for APT Satellite of Hong Kong, replacing APStar-2R at 76.5 degrees East to serve Asia, Africa and Australia.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
46th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 73rd 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
35 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-7 launch?
APStar-7 launched on March 31, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch APStar-7?
Coverage: APSTAR-7 launched successfully. Watch the replay
What rocket launched APStar-7?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did APStar-7 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did APStar-7 reach?
Apstar 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 232 × 50,108 km orbit inclined 27.4°.
How many satellites did APStar-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).