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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zhongxing-2C (Chinasat-2C)
Launched
November 3, 2015
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Chinasat 2C launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 3, 2015. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 162nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,508th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Long March 3B/E flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 2C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 35,840 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Launches New Communication SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 17th Long March 3B/E flight · 4th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 162nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,508th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 2C · NORAD 41021 · 2015-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-063A
- Epoch
- 2015-11-03 18:56:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27903822 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7305646
- Inclination
- 27.1007°
- Ascending node
- 286.0275°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4957°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.3365°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 2C · NORAD 41021 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y34 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat 2C (Zhongxing 2C) is a Chinese military communications satellite, part of the Shentong series operated for the People's Liberation Army from geostationary orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 2nd this year · 90th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
34 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 2C launch?
Chinasat 2C launched on November 3, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chinasat 2C?
Coverage: China Launches New Communication Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chinasat 2C?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Chinasat 2C launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chinasat 2C reach?
Zhongxing 2C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 35,840 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Chinasat 2C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).