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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
Compass-M5 & Compass-M6
Launched
September 18, 2012
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Compass-M5 & Compass-M6 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 September 18, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 113th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 5,242nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 3B/E flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Beidou DW 14, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 21,593 km orbit inclined 54.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Long March 3B/E flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 113th launch12th this yearhumanity's 5,242nd orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Beidou DW 14 · NORAD 38774 · 2012-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-050A
- Epoch
- 2012-09-18 22:51:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.82030358 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6178309
- Inclination
- 54.945°
- Ascending node
- 232.8088°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.8707°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.4678°
- 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: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Beidou DW 14 · NORAD 38774 · in orbit
- Beidou DW 15 · NORAD 38775 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y15 Stage 3 · re-entered June 22, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Two medium-Earth-orbit satellites for China's regional BeiDou-2 (Compass) navigation system, launched together on a single Long March 3B.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
50th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 6th this year · 77th 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
55 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-M5 & Compass-M6 launch?
Compass-M5 & Compass-M6 launched on September 18, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Compass-M5 & Compass-M6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Compass-M5 & Compass-M6?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Compass-M5 & Compass-M6 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Compass-M5 & Compass-M6 reach?
Beidou DW 14, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 21,593 km orbit inclined 54.9°.
How many satellites did Compass-M5 & Compass-M6 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).