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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 6E
Launched
November 9, 2023 · 11:23 UTC
Summary
ChinaSat 6E 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 November 9, 2023 at 11:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:13 to 13:28 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 443rd launch, 38th this year and humanity's 6,549th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Long March 3B/E flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 6E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 35,761 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 55th Long March 3B/E flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 443rd launch38th this yearhumanity's 6,549th orbital launch attempt181st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 6E · NORAD 58253 · 2023-172 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-172A
- Epoch
- 2023-11-09 15:24:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2830763 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293952
- Inclination
- 28.4005°
- Ascending node
- 216.2932°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4014°
- Mean anomaly
- 124.7573°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 6E · NORAD 58253 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y94 Stage 3 · re-entered April 22, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary direct broadcasting comsat for China Satcom in the C and Ku bands. Replaces ChinaSat 6B launched in 2007.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
106th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 5th this year · 195th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 9, 7:23 PM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
88 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
Added launch per NOTAMs; payload and launch vehicle uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/3/2023 · source
Questions
When did ChinaSat 6E launch?
ChinaSat 6E launched on November 9, 2023 at 11:23 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:13 to 13:28 UTC.
Where can I watch ChinaSat 6E?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches ZhongXing-6E (ChinaSat-6E); [🔴China’s 52nd launch in 2023] ChinaSat-6E communication satellite launched by CZ3B rocket, Xichang. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ChinaSat 6E?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did ChinaSat 6E launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 9, 7:23 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did ChinaSat 6E reach?
Zhongxing 6E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 35,761 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did ChinaSat 6E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).