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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 12 / SupremeSAT-I
Launched
November 27, 2012
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Chinasat 12 (SupremeSAT-I) 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 November 27, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 119th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 5,260th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 3B/E flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 726 × 38,597 km orbit inclined 33.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Sat-12 (SupremeSat-1) Satellite Launch Success & CCTV 1 NewsWijayananda Ranasinghe
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 11th Long March 3B/E flight · 5th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 119th launch18th this yearhumanity's 5,260th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 12 · NORAD 39017 · 2012-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-067A
- Epoch
- 2012-11-27 09:52:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.06693489 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7273717
- Inclination
- 33.8562°
- Ascending node
- 17.9676°
- Arg. of perigee
- 124.9479°
- Mean anomaly
- 325.1916°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 12 · NORAD 39017 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y24 Stage 3 · re-entered April 22, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat 12 (Zhongxing 12) is a Thales Alenia Space-built C- and Ku-band communications satellite for China Satcom at 87.5° East, with part of its capacity marketed by Sri Lanka's SupremeSAT as SupremeSAT-I.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
52nd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 8th this year · 79th 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
32 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 12 (SupremeSAT-I) launch?
Chinasat 12 (SupremeSAT-I) launched on November 27, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chinasat 12 (SupremeSAT-I)?
Coverage: China Sat-12 (SupremeSat-1) Satellite Launch Success & CCTV 1 News. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chinasat 12 (SupremeSAT-I)?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Chinasat 12 (SupremeSAT-I) launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chinasat 12 (SupremeSAT-I) reach?
Zhongxing 12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 726 × 38,597 km orbit inclined 33.9°.
How many satellites did Chinasat 12 (SupremeSAT-I) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).