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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 22
Launched
January 25, 2000
Summary
Zhongxing 22 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 January 25, 2000. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,370th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Zhongxing 22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 41,896 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
- 4th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,370th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 22 · NORAD 26058 · 2000-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ZHONGXING-22
- Object ID
- 2000-003A
- Epoch
- 2000-01-25 23:25:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.91207392 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.76029
- Inclination
- 25.0003°
- Ascending node
- 5.7214°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.9152°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.8616°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 22 · NORAD 26058 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y4 Stage 3 · re-entered March 23, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese military geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 28th 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
556 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 22 launch?
Zhongxing 22 launched on January 25, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zhongxing 22?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 22 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongxing 22 reach?
Zhongxing 22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 41,896 km orbit inclined 25.0°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).