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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
NigComSat-1R
Launched
December 19, 2011 · 16:41 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
NigComSat-1R launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 19, 2011 at 16:41 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 100th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 5,186th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 3B/E flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Nigcomsat 1R, one of 41 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 41,827 km orbit inclined 24.8°. 41 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 Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 3B/E flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 100th launch18th this yearhumanity's 5,186th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nigcomsat 1R · NORAD 38014 · 2011-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 41 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-077A
- Epoch
- 2011-12-19 10:51:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.91674797 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7606541
- Inclination
- 24.7805°
- Ascending node
- 335.4462°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4426°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.5521°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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
41 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 39 debris; 40 still in orbit
- Nigcomsat 1R · NORAD 38014 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y21 Stage 3 · re-entered December 12, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
NigComSat-1R was a Chinese-built DFH-4 communications satellite for Nigeria, supplied as a replacement for NigComSat-1, which had failed in orbit in 2008, carrying C, Ku, Ka and L-band payloads for African services.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
44th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 6th this year · 70th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 20, 12:41 AM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did NigComSat-1R launch?
NigComSat-1R launched on December 19, 2011 at 16:41 UTC.
Where can I watch NigComSat-1R?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NigComSat-1R?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did NigComSat-1R launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 20, 12:41 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did NigComSat-1R reach?
Nigcomsat 1R, one of 41 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 41,827 km orbit inclined 24.8°.
How many satellites did NigComSat-1R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).