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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Xinnuo 3
Launched
May 31, 2007
Summary
Xinnuo 3 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 31, 2007. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 46th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,840th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Long March 3A flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Xinnuo 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 41,934 km orbit inclined 25.1°. 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
- 14th Long March 3A flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 46th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,840th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Xinnuo 3 · NORAD 31577 · 2007-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-021A
- Epoch
- 2007-05-31 10:18:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.91010811 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7604625
- Inclination
- 25.0634°
- Ascending node
- 121.1231°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.537°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.4176°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 99999
- 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
- Xinnuo 3 · NORAD 31577
CZ-3A Y15 Stage 3 · re-entered May 1, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
18th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 45th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
47 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 3 launch?
Xinnuo 3 launched on May 31, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Xinnuo 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Xinnuo 3?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Xinnuo 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Xinnuo 3 reach?
Xinnuo 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 41,934 km orbit inclined 25.1°.
How many satellites did Xinnuo 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).