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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 22A
Launched
September 12, 2006
Summary
Zhongxing 22A 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 September 12, 2006. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 37th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,792nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Zhongxing 22A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 41,824 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
- 10th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 37th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,792nd orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 22A · NORAD 29398 · 2006-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-038A
- Epoch
- 2006-09-12 22:32:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.91541219 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.759729
- Inclination
- 24.9992°
- Ascending node
- 222.0446°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.5751°
- Mean anomaly
- 176.2846°
- 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 22A · NORAD 29398 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y10 Stage 3 · re-entered November 8, 2006
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
23rd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 39th 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
518 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 22A launch?
Zhongxing 22A launched on September 12, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 22A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zhongxing 22A?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 22A launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongxing 22A reach?
Zhongxing 22A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 41,824 km orbit inclined 25.0°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 22A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).