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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/DM-2M81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Asiasat 3S
Launched
March 21, 1999
Summary
Asiasat 3S launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM-2M from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 21, 1999. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 61st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,302nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Proton-K/DM-2M flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Asiasat 3S, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 9,375 × 35,896 km orbit inclined 13.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM-2M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Proton-K/DM-2M flight · 2nd this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 61st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,302nd orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Asiasat 3S · NORAD 25657 · 1999-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ASIASAT 3S
- Object ID
- 1999-013A
- Epoch
- 1999-03-21 01:27:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.7573521 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4571405
- Inclination
- 13.7267°
- Ascending node
- 192.7445°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.2482°
- Mean anomaly
- 36.991°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Asiasat 3S · NORAD 25657 · in orbit
Proton-K 388-01 Stage 3 · re-entered March 22, 1999
Blok DM3 No. 12L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese communications satellite. Built to replace AsiaSat 3 which was lost due to a failure of the Proton-K launch vehicle during the second burn of the fourth stage.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
85th launch from 81/23 (81L), 3rd this year · 1,125th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Asiasat 3S launch?
Asiasat 3S launched on March 21, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Asiasat 3S?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Asiasat 3S?
Proton-K/DM-2M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/DM-2M spec sheet
Where did Asiasat 3S launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Asiasat 3S reach?
Asiasat 3S, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 9,375 × 35,896 km orbit inclined 13.7°.
How many satellites did Asiasat 3S launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).