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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7A201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

ChinaSat 4A

Launched

August 22, 2024 · 12:25 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: CASC

Summary

ChinaSat 4A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7A from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on August 22, 2024 at 12:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:17 to 13:36 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 479th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 6,744th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 7A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 4A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,798 km orbit inclined 14.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Long March 7A · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Milestone
8th Long March 7A flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 479th launch27th this yearhumanity's 6,744th orbital launch attempt155th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

14.6°Inclination
227 × 35798 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
631.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
181.6°Ascending node
784 d agoElement epoch2024-08-22 23:03 UTC · stale

Zhongxing 4A · NORAD 60606 · 2024-151 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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Object
CHINASAT 4A
Object ID
2024-151A
Epoch
2024-08-22 23:03:35 UTC
Mean motion
2.28016605 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7294105
Inclination
14.6377°
Ascending node
181.5818°
Arg. of perigee
168.0858°
Mean anomaly
349.9206°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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 4A · NORAD 60606 · in orbit

CZ-7A Y9 Stage 3 · re-entered January 1, 2025

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Chinese communication geostationary satellite for unknown purposes.

Pad

Map of 201

201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

19th launch from 201, 4th this year · 31st from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 22, 8:25 PM GMT+8, at night

33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

54 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch success.

Cosmic_Penguin · Aug 22, 2024 · source

Show 3 earlier updates

  • Liftoff

    hitura-nobad · 8/22/2024 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by ThatSpaceDogeGuy has started

    LL2 · 8/22/2024 · source

  • Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities highly uncertain.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 8/17/2024 · source

Questions

When did ChinaSat 4A launch?

ChinaSat 4A launched on August 22, 2024 at 12:25 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:17 to 13:36 UTC.

Where can I watch ChinaSat 4A?

Coverage: YouTube. Watch the replay

What rocket launched ChinaSat 4A?

Long March 7A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7A spec sheet

Where did ChinaSat 4A launch from?

201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 22, 8:25 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.

What orbit did ChinaSat 4A reach?

Zhongxing 4A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,798 km orbit inclined 14.6°.

How many satellites did ChinaSat 4A launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).