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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Xinnuo 1
Launched
July 18, 1998
Summary
Xinnuo 1 launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 18, 1998. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 23rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,252nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 3B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Xinnuo 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 35,965 km orbit inclined 19.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3B · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Long March 3B flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 23rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,252nd orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xinnuo 1 · NORAD 25404 · 1998-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SINOSAT 1
- Object ID
- 1998-044A
- Epoch
- 1998-07-18 04:31:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.24162962 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7166762
- Inclination
- 18.9739°
- Ascending node
- 77.5276°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.8262°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.8465°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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
- Xinnuo 1 · NORAD 25404
CZ-3B Y4 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 27th 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
48 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 Xinnuo 1 launch?
Xinnuo 1 launched on July 18, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Xinnuo 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Xinnuo 1?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Xinnuo 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Xinnuo 1 reach?
Xinnuo 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 616 × 35,965 km orbit inclined 19.0°.
How many satellites did Xinnuo 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).