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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
Simon Bolivar
Launched
October 29, 2008
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Simon Bolivar 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 October 29, 2008. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 57th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,942nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Simon Bolivar, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 41,750 km orbit inclined 24.7°. 2 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 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 57th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,942nd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Simon Bolivar · NORAD 33414 · 2008-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-055A
- Epoch
- 2008-10-29 11:14:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9197993 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7597033
- Inclination
- 24.6662°
- Ascending node
- 289.4648°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.8487°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.9404°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Simon Bolivar · NORAD 33414 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y12 Stage 3 · re-entered October 25, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venezuelian geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
31st launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 50th 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
142 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 Simon Bolivar launch?
Simon Bolivar launched on October 29, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Simon Bolivar?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Simon Bolivar?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Simon Bolivar launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Simon Bolivar reach?
Simon Bolivar, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 41,750 km orbit inclined 24.7°.
How many satellites did Simon Bolivar launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).