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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-9
Launched
October 16, 2015
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
APStar 9 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 October 16, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 160th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,504th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Long March 3B/E flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Apstar 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 41,788 km orbit inclined 27.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 16th Long March 3B/E flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 160th launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,504th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Apstar 9 · NORAD 40982 · 2015-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-059A
- Epoch
- 2015-10-16 20:20:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9179127 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7599111
- Inclination
- 27.1823°
- Ascending node
- 266.0377°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5499°
- Mean anomaly
- 106.1775°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Apstar 9 · NORAD 40982 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y36 Stage 3 · re-entered January 15, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
APStar 9 is a DFH-4 C- and Ku-band communications satellite built by CAST for Hong Kong's APT Satellite, serving the Asia-Pacific region from 142° East.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
61st launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 4th this year · 89th 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
34 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 9 launch?
APStar 9 launched on October 16, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch APStar 9?
Coverage: China puts new communication satellite into orbit. Watch the replay
What rocket launched APStar 9?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did APStar 9 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did APStar 9 reach?
Apstar 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 41,788 km orbit inclined 27.2°.
How many satellites did APStar 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).