China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3CLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Compass-G5
Launched
February 24, 2012
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Compass-G5 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 February 24, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 104th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,198th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 3C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Beidou DW 11, one of 44 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 36,019 km orbit inclined 20.5°. 44 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 3C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 104th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,198th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 11 · NORAD 38091 · 2012-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 44 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-008A
- Epoch
- 2012-02-24 17:37:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26590615 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7312325
- Inclination
- 20.5412°
- Ascending node
- 35.6401°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7553°
- Mean anomaly
- 35.089°
- 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
44 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 42 debris; 43 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 11 · NORAD 38091 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y6 Stage 3 · re-entered November 25, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Compass-G5 was a geostationary satellite of China's BeiDou-2 regional navigation system, launched toward geostationary orbit to provide positioning and short-message services over the Asia-Pacific region.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
45th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 72nd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Compass-G5 launch?
Compass-G5 launched on February 24, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Compass-G5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Compass-G5?
Long March 3C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C spec sheet
Where did Compass-G5 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Compass-G5 reach?
Beidou DW 11, one of 44 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 36,019 km orbit inclined 20.5°.
How many satellites did Compass-G5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).