China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3CLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Tian Lian 1A
Launched
April 25, 2008
Image: Xinhua
Summary
Tian Lian 1A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3C from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 25, 2008. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 51st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,904th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 3C flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Tian Lian 1-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 41,824 km orbit inclined 18.1°. 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
- 1st Long March 3C flightChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 51st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,904th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tian Lian 1-01 · NORAD 32779 · 2008-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-019A
- Epoch
- 2008-04-25 09:45:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9145481 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7591991
- Inclination
- 18.0689°
- Ascending node
- 86.8926°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7427°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.4168°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Tian Lian 1-01 · NORAD 32779 · in orbit
CZ-3C Y1 Stage 3 · re-entered March 5, 2011
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 48th 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
295 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 Tian Lian 1A launch?
Tian Lian 1A launched on April 25, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tian Lian 1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tian Lian 1A?
Long March 3C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3C spec sheet
Where did Tian Lian 1A launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Tian Lian 1A reach?
Tian Lian 1-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 41,824 km orbit inclined 18.1°.
How many satellites did Tian Lian 1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).