Ministry of Space IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-2A 2
Launched
March 7, 1988
Image: CASC
Summary
DFH-2A 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 March 7, 1988. It was Ministry of Space Industry's 11th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,268th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Zhongxing 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 13, 1988, was 35,792 × 36,630 km inclined 0.5°. 2 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
- 4th Long March 3 flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Space Industry's 11th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,268th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 1 · NORAD 18922 · 1988-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STTW-2
- Object ID
- 1988-014A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-13 04:12:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98800629 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.009836
- Inclination
- 0.4923°
- Ascending node
- 326.3645°
- Arg. of perigee
- 10.9849°
- Mean anomaly
- 22.1925°
- 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: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 1 · NORAD 18922 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y4 Stage 3 · re-entered July 20, 1989
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
4th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 4th 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
about 2 years 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 2 launch?
DFH-2A 2 launched on March 7, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DFH-2A 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-2A 2?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Space Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did DFH-2A 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did DFH-2A 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Zhongxing 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 13, 1988, was 35,792 × 36,630 km inclined 0.5°.
How many satellites did DFH-2A 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).