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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zhongwei 1
Launched
May 30, 1998
Summary
Zhongwei 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 May 30, 1998. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 22nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,241st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Zhongwei 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 85,041 km orbit inclined 24.4°. 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
- 4th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 22nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,241st orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongwei 1 · NORAD 25354 · 1998-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CHINASTAR 1
- Object ID
- 1998-033A
- Epoch
- 1998-05-31 01:26:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.80032034 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8654208
- Inclination
- 24.3856°
- Ascending node
- 35.834°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7624°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.249°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
- Zhongwei 1 · NORAD 25354
CZ-3B Y5 Stage 3 · re-entered October 8, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Zhongwei 1 (Chinastar 1) satellite, an A2100A class comsat built by Lockheed Martin for the China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Co., part of the Chinese telecoms ministry. Zhongwei 1 will serve China, India, Korea and southeast Asia with 18 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders. It was orbited on a CZ-3B launch vehicle using a supersynchronous transfer orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
14th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 26th 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
225 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 Zhongwei 1 launch?
Zhongwei 1 launched on May 30, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongwei 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zhongwei 1?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Zhongwei 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongwei 1 reach?
Zhongwei 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 224 × 85,041 km orbit inclined 24.4°.
How many satellites did Zhongwei 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).