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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Compass-IGSO-3
Launched
April 9, 2011
Summary
Compass-IGSO-3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 9, 2011. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 83rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,120th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). The tracked orbit of Beidou DW 8, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 13, 2011, was 35,606 × 35,706 km inclined 55.3°. 2 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
- 20th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 83rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,120th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 8 · NORAD 37384 · 2011-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2011-13A
- Epoch
- 2011-04-13 20:06:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00766227 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011872
- Inclination
- 55.2916°
- Ascending node
- 96.5477°
- Arg. of perigee
- 333.4353°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.9455°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 8 · NORAD 37384 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y19 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Compass-IGSO-3 was the third inclined geosynchronous satellite of China's BeiDou-2 regional navigation system, launched into a transfer orbit toward an inclined geosynchronous orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
24th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 62nd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Compass-IGSO-3 launch?
Compass-IGSO-3 launched on April 9, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Compass-IGSO-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Compass-IGSO-3?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Compass-IGSO-3 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Compass-IGSO-3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Beidou DW 8, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 13, 2011, was 35,606 × 35,706 km inclined 55.3°.
How many satellites did Compass-IGSO-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).