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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Chinasat-6A
Launched
September 4, 2010 · 16:14 UTC
Summary
Chinasat-6A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 4, 2010 at 16:14 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 75th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,076th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 6A, one of 33 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 41,894 km orbit inclined 25.2°. 33 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 11th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 75th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,076th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 6A · NORAD 37150 · 2010-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 33 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-042A
- Epoch
- 2010-09-04 10:11:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.912032 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7601969
- Inclination
- 25.2291°
- Ascending node
- 224.6022°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3415°
- Mean anomaly
- 175.5644°
- 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
33 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 30 debris, 1 component; 32 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 6A · NORAD 37150 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y13 Stage 3 · re-entered December 4, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat-6A (Zhongxing-6A) was a Chinese DFH-4-based communications satellite for China Satcom, carrying C-band, Ku-band and S-band transponders for broadcasting and telecommunications.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
36th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 57th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 5, 12:14 AM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
94 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Chinasat-6A launch?
Chinasat-6A launched on September 4, 2010 at 16:14 UTC.
Where can I watch Chinasat-6A?
Coverage: Chinasat-6A (XinNuo-6) - CZ-3B launch - September 4, 2010. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chinasat-6A?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Chinasat-6A launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Sep 5, 12:14 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Chinasat-6A reach?
Zhongxing 6A, one of 33 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 41,894 km orbit inclined 25.2°.
How many satellites did Chinasat-6A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).