Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-2A 3
Launched
December 22, 1988
Image: CASC
Summary
DFH-2A 3 launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 22, 1988. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 3rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,369th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). It reached a 35,760 × 37,176 km orbit inclined 0.6°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 3 flight · 2nd this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 3rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,369th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 2 · NORAD 19710 · 1988-111 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STTW-3
- Object ID
- 1988-111A
- Epoch
- 1988-12-24 08:14:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.97914115 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0165191
- Inclination
- 0.5787°
- Ascending node
- 264.5557°
- Arg. of perigee
- 334.3111°
- Mean anomaly
- 119.4889°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 2 · NORAD 19710 · 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
5th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 5th 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
289 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 3 launch?
DFH-2A 3 launched on December 22, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DFH-2A 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-2A 3?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did DFH-2A 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did DFH-2A 3 reach?
It reached a 35,760 × 37,176 km orbit inclined 0.6°.
How many satellites did DFH-2A 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).