Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 2ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

BADR & Aussat-B-MFS

Launched

July 16, 1990

Launch Successful

Image: CNSA

Summary

BADR & Aussat-B-MFS launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 2E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 16, 1990. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 6th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,538th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 2E flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Badr, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 992 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Long March 2E · Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 1st Long March 2E flightMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 6th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,538th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

28.5°Inclination

211 × 992 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

96.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

302.5°Ascending node

13241 d agoElement epoch1990-07-16 08:21 UTC · stale

Badr · NORAD 20685 · 1990-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 1990-059A
Epoch: 1990-07-16 08:21:16 UTC
Mean motion: 14.91137546 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0559421
Inclination: 28.49°
Ascending node: 302.4837°
Arg. of perigee: 130.4323°
Mean anomaly: 236.3458°
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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

Badr · NORAD 20685 · re-entered December 8, 1990

CZ-2E Y1 Stage 2 · re-entered October 9, 1990

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Mass model of the Aussat-B satellite launched with the first Pakistani satellite on the maiden flight of the Chinese CZ-2E rocket.

Pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

1st launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 8th 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

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did BADR & Aussat-B-MFS launch?

BADR & Aussat-B-MFS launched on July 16, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch BADR & Aussat-B-MFS?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched BADR & Aussat-B-MFS?

Long March 2E, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 2E spec sheet

Where did BADR & Aussat-B-MFS launch from?

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did BADR & Aussat-B-MFS reach?

Badr, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 992 km orbit inclined 28.5°.

How many satellites did BADR & Aussat-B-MFS launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).