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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
DFH-3
Launched
November 29, 1994
Summary
DFH-3 launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 29, 1994. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 6th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,951st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 3A flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). DFH-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 36,033 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3A · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 3A flightChina Aerospace Corporation's 6th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,951st orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
DFH-3 · NORAD 23415 · 1994-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- DFH-3 1
- Object ID
- 1994-080A
- Epoch
- 1994-11-29 12:15:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26641172 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7320453
- Inclination
- 28.5358°
- Ascending node
- 313.738°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4985°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.2574°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- DFH-3 · NORAD 23415 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y2 Stage 3 · re-entered October 13, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DFH-3 satellite is a medium-capacity geostationary communications satellite based on the DFH-3 Bus (three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform). The 2200 kg satellite carries 24 C-band transponders, providing six television channels and 18 communications transmission channels. It has a power supply of 2 kW and a design life of 8 years.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
6th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 15th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
93 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did DFH-3 launch?
DFH-3 launched on November 29, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DFH-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DFH-3?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did DFH-3 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did DFH-3 reach?
DFH-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 36,033 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did DFH-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).