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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-5
Launched
December 1, 2011 · 21:07 UTC
Summary
Compass-IGSO-5 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 December 1, 2011 at 21:07 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 99th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 5,182nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Long March 3A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Beidou DW 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 35,855 km orbit inclined 55.1°. 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
- 22nd Long March 3A flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 99th launch17th this yearhumanity's 5,182nd orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 10 · NORAD 37948 · 2011-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-073A
- Epoch
- 2011-12-01 16:42:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27631913 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7298155
- Inclination
- 55.0571°
- Ascending node
- 334.1091°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.1257°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.1057°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 10 · NORAD 37948 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y23 Stage 3 · re-entered July 7, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Compass-IGSO-5 was the fifth 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
26th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 69th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 2, 5:07 AM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
127 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-5 launch?
Compass-IGSO-5 launched on December 1, 2011 at 21:07 UTC.
Where can I watch Compass-IGSO-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Compass-IGSO-5?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Compass-IGSO-5 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 2, 5:07 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Compass-IGSO-5 reach?
Beidou DW 10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 35,855 km orbit inclined 55.1°.
How many satellites did Compass-IGSO-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).