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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
ChinaSat 10R
Launched
February 22, 2025 · 12:11 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
ChinaSat 10R launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on February 22, 2025 at 12:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:01 to 12:36 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 507th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,885th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Long March 3B/E flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 10R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 35,739 km orbit inclined 27.7°. 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
- 65th Long March 3B/E flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 507th launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,885th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 10R · NORAD 63075 · 2025-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-036A
- Epoch
- 2025-02-22 13:21:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28483916 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293753
- Inclination
- 27.6568°
- Ascending node
- 332.4636°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4391°
- Mean anomaly
- 26.9694°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 10R · NORAD 63075 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y101 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ku-band geostationary communication satellite for China Satcom at 110.5° East, replacing ChinaSat 10.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
116th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 220th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 22, 8:11 PM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/18/2025 · source
Questions
When did ChinaSat 10R launch?
ChinaSat 10R launched on February 22, 2025 at 12:11 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:01 to 12:36 UTC.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 10R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ChinaSat 10R?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 10R launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Feb 22, 8:11 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did ChinaSat 10R reach?
Zhongxing 10R, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 35,739 km orbit inclined 27.7°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 10R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).