Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Asiasat 1
Launched
April 7, 1990
Image: CASC
Summary
Asiasat 1 launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 7, 1990. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 5th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,508th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Asiasat 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 34,910 × 36,753 km orbit inclined 0.3°. 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
- 7th Long March 3 flight · 2nd this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 5th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,508th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Asiasat 1 · NORAD 20558 · 1990-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASIASAT 1
- Object ID
- 1990-030A
- Epoch
- 1990-04-09 02:07:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00138131 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.021832
- Inclination
- 0.2762°
- Ascending node
- 8.6978°
- Arg. of perigee
- 215.2355°
- Mean anomaly
- 134.3094°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Asiasat 1 · NORAD 20558 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y7 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
7th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 7th 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
62 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 Asiasat 1 launch?
Asiasat 1 launched on April 7, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Asiasat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Asiasat 1?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did Asiasat 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Asiasat 1 reach?
Asiasat 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 34,910 × 36,753 km orbit inclined 0.3°.
How many satellites did Asiasat 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).