Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 2ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Optus B1
Launched
August 13, 1992
Image: CNSA
Summary
Optus B1 launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 2E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 13, 1992. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 11th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,743rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 2E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Optus B1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 1,049 km orbit inclined 28.0°. 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
- 2nd Long March 2E flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 11th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,743rd orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Optus B1 · NORAD 22087 · 1992-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPTUS B1 (AUSSAT B1)
- Object ID
- 1992-054A
- Epoch
- 1992-08-14 00:16:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.82595065 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0600602
- Inclination
- 27.9855°
- Ascending node
- 312.2963°
- Arg. of perigee
- 129.2987°
- Mean anomaly
- 236.2382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 9.3882e-7
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Optus B1 · NORAD 22087 · in orbit
CZ-2E Y3 Stage 2 · re-entered December 12, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Australian communications satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company in California.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
2nd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 10th 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
about 2 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Optus B1 launch?
Optus B1 launched on August 13, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Optus B1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Optus B1?
Long March 2E, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 2E spec sheet
Where did Optus B1 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Optus B1 reach?
Optus B1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 1,049 km orbit inclined 28.0°.
How many satellites did Optus B1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).