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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
Túpac Katari 1
Launched
December 20, 2013
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Túpac Katari 1 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 20, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 134th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,346th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 3B/E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Tupac Katari, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 41,981 km orbit inclined 24.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Lanzamiento del satélite boliviano Tupac Katari TKSAT 1Richard Sánchez
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 3B/E flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 134th launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,346th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tupac Katari · NORAD 39481 · 2013-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-075A
- Epoch
- 2013-12-20 10:54:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.90828451 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7610657
- Inclination
- 24.7982°
- Ascending node
- 337.3339°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3466°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.2552°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- -0.0026186
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
- Tupac Katari · NORAD 39481 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y27 Stage 3 · re-entered August 31, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Túpac Katari 1 is Bolivia's first satellite, a DFH-4 communications spacecraft built by China's CAST for the Bolivian Space Agency to provide television, broadband and telephony across the country.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
55th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 82nd 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
18 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 Túpac Katari 1 launch?
Túpac Katari 1 launched on December 20, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Túpac Katari 1?
Coverage: Lanzamiento del satélite boliviano Tupac Katari TKSAT 1. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Túpac Katari 1?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Túpac Katari 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Túpac Katari 1 reach?
Tupac Katari, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 41,981 km orbit inclined 24.8°.
How many satellites did Túpac Katari 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).