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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Chang'e-1
Launched
October 24, 2007
Summary
Chang'e-1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 24, 2007. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 49th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,871st orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Long March 3A flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Chang'e-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 50,610 km orbit inclined 31.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3A · China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationChinese Lunar Exploration Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 15th Long March 3A flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 49th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,871st orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chang'e-1 · NORAD 32273 · 2007-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-051A
- Epoch
- 2007-10-24 01:38:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.5316505 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7923984
- Inclination
- 30.9504°
- Ascending node
- 169.409°
- Arg. of perigee
- 184.2476°
- Mean anomaly
- 157.925°
- 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: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Chang'e-1 · NORAD 32273 · left Earth orbit November 1, 2007
CZ-3A Y14 Stage 3 · re-entered January 28, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
China's first lunar orbiter. It achieved a 200km lunar orbit where it operated until being deliberately de-orbited and impacting the surface on March 1st, 2009.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
19th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 47th 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
145 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 Chang'e-1 launch?
Chang'e-1 launched on October 24, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chang'e-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chang'e-1?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Chang'e-1 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chang'e-1 reach?
Chang'e-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 50,610 km orbit inclined 31.0°.
How many satellites did Chang'e-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Chang'e-1 part of?
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. About Chinese Lunar Exploration Program