China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3CLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Compass-G4
Launched
October 31, 2010 · 16:26 UTC
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Compass-G4 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 31, 2010 at 16:26 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 79th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,091st orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 3C flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Beidou DW 6, one of 63 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 35,884 km orbit inclined 20.5°. 63 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 3C flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 79th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,091st orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 6 · NORAD 37210 · 2010-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 63 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-057A
- Epoch
- 2010-10-31 11:36:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27605671 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7308572
- Inclination
- 20.4843°
- Ascending node
- 284.7561°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6939°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.6957°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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
63 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 61 debris; 61 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 6 · NORAD 37210 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y5 Stage 3 · re-entered September 28, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Compass-G4 was a geostationary satellite of China's BeiDou-2 regional navigation system, launched toward geostationary orbit to provide positioning and short-message services.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
38th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 5th this year · 59th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 1, 12:26 AM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Compass-G4 launch?
Compass-G4 launched on October 31, 2010 at 16:26 UTC.
Where can I watch Compass-G4?
Coverage: Beidou-2 (Compass-G4) October 31, 2010 launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Compass-G4?
Long March 3C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C spec sheet
Where did Compass-G4 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 1, 12:26 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Compass-G4 reach?
Beidou DW 6, one of 63 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 35,884 km orbit inclined 20.5°.
How many satellites did Compass-G4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).