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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
ZhongXing-20A
Launched
November 24, 2010 · 16:09 UTC
Summary
Zhongxing-20A 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 November 24, 2010 at 16:09 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 81st launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,098th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 3A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 20A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 41,763 km orbit inclined 24.9°. 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
- 18th Long March 3A flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 81st launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,098th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 20A · NORAD 37234 · 2010-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-064A
- Epoch
- 2010-11-24 10:22:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.91891344 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.759639
- Inclination
- 24.9041°
- Ascending node
- 296.1356°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.45°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.9031°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0001
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 20A · NORAD 37234 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y21 Stage 3 · re-entered February 13, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zhongxing-20A (Chinasat-20A) was a Chinese communications satellite believed to serve the Shentong series of military communications spacecraft for the People's Liberation Army, launched toward geostationary orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22nd launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 60th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 25, 12:09 AM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
115 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zhongxing-20A launch?
Zhongxing-20A launched on November 24, 2010 at 16:09 UTC.
Where can I watch Zhongxing-20A?
Coverage: CZ-3A ZhongXing-20A - November 24, 2010 launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Zhongxing-20A?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing-20A launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 25, 12:09 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Zhongxing-20A reach?
Zhongxing 20A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 41,763 km orbit inclined 24.9°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing-20A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).