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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 26
Launched
February 23, 2023
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
ChinaSat 26 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 23, 2023. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 410th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,393rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 26, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 35,796 km orbit inclined 27.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 52nd Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 410th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,393rd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 26 · NORAD 55686 · 2023-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-023A
- Epoch
- 2023-02-23 14:18:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27982097 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.729177
- Inclination
- 27.8749°
- Ascending node
- 327.5822°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3757°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.4326°
- 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 26 · NORAD 55686 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y93 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ChinaSat 26 (Zhongxing 26) is a Chinese high throughput (HTS) Ka-band communications satellite based on the DFH-4E satellite bus for serving the Greater East Asia-Australia area.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
102nd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 185th 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
56 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 26 launch?
ChinaSat 26 launched on February 23, 2023. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 26?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-26 (ZhongXing-26). Watch the replay
What rocket launched ChinaSat 26?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 26 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did ChinaSat 26 reach?
Zhongxing 26, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 35,796 km orbit inclined 27.9°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).