China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
ChinaSat 3A
Launched
June 29, 2024 · 11:57 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
ChinaSat 3A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7A from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on June 29, 2024 at 11:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:47 to 13:27 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 473rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 6,714th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 7A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 3A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 35,800 km orbit inclined 15.5°. 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
- 7th Long March 7A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 473rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 6,714th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 3A · NORAD 60179 · 2024-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-122A
- Epoch
- 2024-06-29 16:20:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28054641 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7297127
- Inclination
- 15.4778°
- Ascending node
- 118.1248°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7551°
- Mean anomaly
- 134.9782°
- 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 3A · NORAD 60179 · in orbit
CZ-7A Y8 Stage 3 · re-entered October 28, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
18th launch from 201, 3rd this year · 30th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 29, 7:57 PM GMT+8, in twilight
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
101 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/25/2024 · source
Questions
When did ChinaSat 3A launch?
ChinaSat 3A launched on June 29, 2024 at 11:57 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:47 to 13:27 UTC.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 3A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ChinaSat 3A?
Long March 7A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7A spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 3A launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 29, 7:57 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did ChinaSat 3A reach?
Zhongxing 3A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 35,800 km orbit inclined 15.5°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 3A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).