Ministry of Space IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-2A 1
Launched
February 1, 1986
Image: CASC
Summary
DFH-2A 1 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 February 1, 1986. It was Ministry of Space Industry's 7th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,040th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Wx., one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 427 × 35,718 km orbit inclined 31.0°. 8 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
- 3rd Long March 3 flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Space Industry's 7th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,040th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Wx. · NORAD 16526 · 1986-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STTW-1
- Object ID
- 1986-010A
- Epoch
- 1986-02-01 18:29:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27169589 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7218766
- Inclination
- 31.0388°
- Ascending node
- 305.9167°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8136°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.5263°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris; 8 still in orbit
- Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Wx. · NORAD 16526 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y3 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
3rd launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 3rd 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
664 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-2A 1 launch?
DFH-2A 1 launched on February 1, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DFH-2A 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-2A 1?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Space Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did DFH-2A 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did DFH-2A 1 reach?
Shiyong Tongbu Tongxin Wx., one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 427 × 35,718 km orbit inclined 31.0°.
How many satellites did DFH-2A 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).