China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3CLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Chang'e 2
Launched
October 1, 2010
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Chang'e 2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 1, 2010. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 77th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,084th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 3C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Chang'e-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 284 km orbit inclined 29.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3C · China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationChinese Lunar Exploration Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Lunar Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 3C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 77th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,084th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chang'e-2 · NORAD 37174 · 2010-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CHANG'E 2
- Object ID
- 2010-050A
- Epoch
- 2010-10-01 11:00:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0153897 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001
- Inclination
- 29.1937°
- Ascending node
- 170.6532°
- Arg. of perigee
- 104.5682°
- Mean anomaly
- 0°
- 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-2 · NORAD 37174 · left Earth orbit October 2, 2010
CZ-3C Y7 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit October 2, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chang'e 2 was China's second lunar orbiter, which mapped the Moon at higher resolution than Chang'e 1 and scouted the Chang'e 3 landing site. It later left lunar orbit to visit the Sun-Earth L2 point and fly past asteroid Toutatis.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
37th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 4th this year · 58th 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
26 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 2 launch?
Chang'e 2 launched on October 1, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chang'e 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chang'e 2?
Long March 3C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C spec sheet
Where did Chang'e 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chang'e 2 reach?
Chang'e-2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 271 × 284 km orbit inclined 29.2°.
How many satellites did Chang'e 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Chang'e 2 part of?
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. About Chinese Lunar Exploration Program