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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Chinasat-10
Launched
June 20, 2011 · 16:13 UTC
Summary
Chinasat-10 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 20, 2011 at 16:13 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 84th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,133rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 42,144 km orbit inclined 26.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 12th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 84th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,133rd orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 10 · NORAD 37677 · 2011-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-026A
- Epoch
- 2011-06-20 10:25:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.89889858 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7612018
- Inclination
- 26.3029°
- Ascending node
- 149.2273°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3994°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.0473°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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
- Zhongxing 10 · NORAD 37677 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y20 Stage 3 · re-entered March 4, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat-10 (Zhongxing-10) was a Chinese DFH-4-based communications satellite for China Satcom, replacing Chinasat-5B with C-band and Ku-band transponders for broadcasting and telecommunications over Asia.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
39th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 63rd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 21, 12:13 AM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
231 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 Chinasat-10 launch?
Chinasat-10 launched on June 20, 2011 at 16:13 UTC.
Where can I watch Chinasat-10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chinasat-10?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Chinasat-10 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 21, 12:13 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Chinasat-10 reach?
Zhongxing 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 42,144 km orbit inclined 26.3°.
How many satellites did Chinasat-10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).