Ministry of Space IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-2 2
Launched
April 8, 1984
Image: CASC
Summary
DFH-2 2 launched on a Ministry of Space Industry Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 8, 1984. It was Ministry of Space Industry's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,810th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 3 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Shiyan Tongbu Tongxin Wx., one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 429 × 35,569 km orbit inclined 31.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3 · Ministry of Space Industry
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 3 flightMinistry of Space Industry's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,810th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyan Tongbu Tongxin Wx. · NORAD 14899 · 1984-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STTW-T2
- Object ID
- 1984-035A
- Epoch
- 1984-04-08 06:43:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28207112 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7209808
- Inclination
- 31.0283°
- Ascending node
- 352.5835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.5081°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.7041°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; 5 still in orbit
- Shiyan Tongbu Tongxin Wx. · NORAD 14899 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y2 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 2nd 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
69 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 DFH-2 2 launch?
DFH-2 2 launched on April 8, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DFH-2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-2 2?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Space Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did DFH-2 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did DFH-2 2 reach?
Shiyan Tongbu Tongxin Wx., one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 429 × 35,569 km orbit inclined 31.0°.
How many satellites did DFH-2 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).