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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 19
Launched
November 5, 2022
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
ChinaSat 19 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 November 5, 2022. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 394th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 6,335th orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Long March 3B/E flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,794 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 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
- 50th Long March 3B/E flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 394th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 6,335th orbital launch attempt153rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 19 · NORAD 54230 · 2022-148 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-148A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-05 15:13:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28042778 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293915
- Inclination
- 28.3778°
- Ascending node
- 219.4049°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4097°
- Mean anomaly
- 103.1079°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 19 · NORAD 54230 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y91 Stage 3 · re-entered May 10, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ChinaSat 19 (Zhongxing 19) is a Chinese high throughput (HTS) Ka-band communications satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus for serving China-US air routes.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
100th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 179th 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
115 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did ChinaSat 19 launch?
ChinaSat 19 launched on November 5, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ChinaSat 19?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 19 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did ChinaSat 19 reach?
Zhongxing 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,794 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).