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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 1D
Launched
November 26, 2021
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
ChinaSat 1D 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 26, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 346th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 6,159th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Long March 3B/E flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 1D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 35,839 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 45th Long March 3B/E flight · 8th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 346th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 6,159th orbital launch attempt122nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 1D · NORAD 49505 · 2021-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-114A
- Epoch
- 2021-11-26 20:06:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27962173 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7308358
- Inclination
- 27.0573°
- Ascending node
- 313.1512°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.1586°
- Mean anomaly
- 104.5919°
- 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 1D · NORAD 49505 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y79 Stage 3 · re-entered May 10, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The FH 2 (Feng Huo 2) series are reportedly the second generation of chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-4 Bus. FH-2D is also known as Chinasat-1D.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
96th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 7th this year · 165th 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
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did ChinaSat 1D launch?
ChinaSat 1D launched on November 26, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 1D?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches ZhongXing-1D (ChinaSat-1D); China successfully launches new Zhongxing-1D satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ChinaSat 1D?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 1D launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did ChinaSat 1D reach?
Zhongxing 1D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 35,839 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 1D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).