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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
ChinaSat-1C
Launched
December 9, 2015
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Chinasat 1C launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 9, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 166th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 5,519th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Long March 3B/E flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 1C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 35,823 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches New Communications SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 19th Long March 3B/E flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 166th launch17th this yearhumanity's 5,519th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 1C · NORAD 41103 · 2015-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-073A
- Epoch
- 2015-12-09 19:41:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28137072 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7310551
- Inclination
- 27.09°
- Ascending node
- 326.9856°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4838°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.1659°
- 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 1C · NORAD 41103 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y31 Stage 3 · re-entered May 14, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat 1C (Zhongxing 1C) is a Chinese military communications satellite of the Fenghuo series, operated for the People's Liberation Army from geostationary orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
31st launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 4th this year · 92nd 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
19 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 1C launch?
Chinasat 1C launched on December 9, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chinasat 1C?
Coverage: China Launches New Communications Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chinasat 1C?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Chinasat 1C launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chinasat 1C reach?
Zhongxing 1C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 35,823 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Chinasat 1C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).