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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Xinnuo 2
Launched
October 28, 2006
Summary
Xinnuo 2 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 28, 2006. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 39th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,802nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Xinnuo 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,379 × 35,835 km orbit inclined 18.1°. 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
- 7th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 39th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,802nd orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xinnuo 2 · NORAD 29516 · 2006-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-048A
- Epoch
- 2006-10-30 07:34:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0734434 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6246752
- Inclination
- 18.1059°
- Ascending node
- 278.3245°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.5263°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.3043°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Xinnuo 2 · NORAD 29516 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y7 Stage 3 · in orbit
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
24th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 40th 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
46 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 2 launch?
Xinnuo 2 launched on October 28, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Xinnuo 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Xinnuo 2?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Xinnuo 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Xinnuo 2 reach?
Xinnuo 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 3,379 × 35,835 km orbit inclined 18.1°.
How many satellites did Xinnuo 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).