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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3
Launched
May 24, 2003
Summary
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 24, 2003. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 14th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,597th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Beidou DSW 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 41,734 km orbit inclined 25.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 14th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,597th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DSW 3 · NORAD 27813 · 2003-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CHINESE UNKNOWN
- Object ID
- 2003-021A
- Epoch
- 2003-05-24 10:44:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.92042839 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7594937
- Inclination
- 25.0491°
- Ascending node
- 120.2063°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.705°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.6545°
- 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
- Beidou DSW 3 · NORAD 27813 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y7 Stage 3 · re-entered September 25, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
One of four test Beidou Navigation Satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 32nd 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
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 launch?
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 launched on May 24, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 reach?
Beidou DSW 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 41,734 km orbit inclined 25.0°.
How many satellites did Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 3 part of?
BeiDou. About BeiDou