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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
Zhongxing 11
Launched
May 1, 2013
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Chinasat 11 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 May 1, 2013. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 122nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,289th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 42,338 km orbit inclined 26.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 12th Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 122nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,289th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 11 · NORAD 39157 · 2013-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-020A
- Epoch
- 2013-05-01 18:23:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.88975974 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7625749
- Inclination
- 26.735°
- Ascending node
- 98.6187°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3443°
- Mean anomaly
- 53.9519°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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; 2 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 11 · NORAD 39157 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y25 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat 11 (Zhongxing 11) is a DFH-4 C- and Ku-band communications satellite operated by China Satcom at 98° East, serving Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
53rd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 80th 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
155 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 Chinasat 11 launch?
Chinasat 11 launched on May 1, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chinasat 11?
Coverage: China launches Zhongxing11 satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chinasat 11?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Chinasat 11 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chinasat 11 reach?
Zhongxing 11, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 42,338 km orbit inclined 26.7°.
How many satellites did Chinasat 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).