Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-2A 4
Launched
February 4, 1990
Image: CASC
Summary
DFH-2A 4 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 February 4, 1990. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,487th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Zhongxing 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,739 × 35,781 km orbit inclined 12.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 3 flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,487th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 3 · NORAD 20473 · 1990-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STTW-4
- Object ID
- 1990-011A
- Epoch
- 1990-02-05 20:18:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.99763546 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5828028
- Inclination
- 12.3272°
- Ascending node
- 140.891°
- Arg. of perigee
- 358.0695°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.297°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 3 · NORAD 20473 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y6 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
6th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 6th 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
408 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 4 launch?
DFH-2A 4 launched on February 4, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DFH-2A 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-2A 4?
Long March 3, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did DFH-2A 4 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did DFH-2A 4 reach?
Zhongxing 3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 4,739 × 35,781 km orbit inclined 12.3°.
How many satellites did DFH-2A 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).