China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
ChinaSat 1E
Launched
September 13, 2022 · 13:18 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
ChinaSat 1E launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7A from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on September 13, 2022 at 13:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:08 to 14:23 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 384th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 6,298th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 7A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 1E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 35,793 km orbit inclined 13.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Live: Zhongxing-1E - LaunchInternational Rocket Launches
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Long March 7A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 384th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 6,298th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 1E · NORAD 53813 · 2022-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-112A
- Epoch
- 2022-09-13 22:47:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28214337 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7302022
- Inclination
- 13.9315°
- Ascending node
- 213.0896°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.0769°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.7787°
- 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 1E · NORAD 53813 · in orbit
CZ-7A Y5 Stage 3 · re-entered October 13, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Note: provisional information based on satellite naming 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.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
11th launch from 201, 3rd this year · 19th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 13, 9:18 PM GMT+8, at night
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did ChinaSat 1E launch?
ChinaSat 1E launched on September 13, 2022 at 13:18 UTC. The launch window ran from 13:08 to 14:23 UTC.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 1E?
Coverage: Live: Zhongxing-1E - Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ChinaSat 1E?
Long March 7A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7A spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 1E launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 13, 9:18 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did ChinaSat 1E reach?
Zhongxing 1E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 35,793 km orbit inclined 13.9°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 1E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).