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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
LaoSat-1
Launched
November 20, 2015
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
LaoSat-1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 20, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 164th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,513th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 3B/E flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). LaoSat 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 41,754 km orbit inclined 18.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches First Communication Satellite for LaosCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 18th Long March 3B/E flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 164th launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,513th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
LaoSat 1 · NORAD 41034 · 2015-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- LAOSAT 1
- Object ID
- 2015-067A
- Epoch
- 2015-11-20 10:22:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9198858 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7598967
- Inclination
- 18.3789°
- Ascending node
- 299.308°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2672°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.4145°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -0.010341
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- LaoSat 1 · NORAD 41034 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y38 Stage 3 · re-entered July 3, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DFH-4 based satellite is a communications satellite with a service life of 15 years. LaoSat-1 contains 14 C-band transponders, 8 Ku-band transponders powered by two solar arrays and will be stationed at 128.5° East.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
30th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 3rd this year · 91st 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
16 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 LaoSat-1 launch?
LaoSat-1 launched on November 20, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LaoSat-1?
Coverage: China Launches First Communication Satellite for Laos. Watch the replay
What rocket launched LaoSat-1?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did LaoSat-1 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did LaoSat-1 reach?
LaoSat 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 41,754 km orbit inclined 18.4°.
How many satellites did LaoSat-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).