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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zhongxing 20
Launched
November 14, 2003
Summary
Zhongxing 20 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 14, 2003. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 19th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,629th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 3A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Zhongxing 20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 41,942 km orbit inclined 25.0°. 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
- 8th Long March 3A flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 19th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,629th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 20 · NORAD 28082 · 2003-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ZHONGXING-20
- Object ID
- 2003-052A
- Epoch
- 2003-11-14 22:42:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.90938108 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7603077
- Inclination
- 24.9802°
- Ascending node
- 283.2222°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8246°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.0359°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 20 · NORAD 28082 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y8 Stage 3 · re-entered April 12, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zhongxing 20A is a Chinese military communications satellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 33rd 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
173 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 Zhongxing 20 launch?
Zhongxing 20 launched on November 14, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zhongxing 20?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 20 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongxing 20 reach?
Zhongxing 20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 41,942 km orbit inclined 25.0°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).