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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-2A
Launched
May 26, 2012
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Chinasat 2A 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 May 26, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 109th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,220th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 3B/E flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 2A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 35,794 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 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
- 9th Long March 3B/E flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 109th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,220th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 2A · NORAD 38352 · 2012-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-028A
- Epoch
- 2012-05-26 11:09:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.281298 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7298378
- Inclination
- 27.0867°
- Ascending node
- 121.034°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2621°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.3531°
- 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 2A · NORAD 38352 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y17 Stage 3 · re-entered August 6, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat 2A (Zhongxing 2A) is a Chinese military communications satellite of the Shentong series, built on the DFH-4 bus and operated from geostationary orbit for the People's Liberation Army.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
48th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 4th this year · 75th 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
26 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 2A launch?
Chinasat 2A launched on May 26, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chinasat 2A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Chinasat 2A?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Chinasat 2A launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chinasat 2A reach?
Zhongxing 2A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 35,794 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Chinasat 2A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).