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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)
Launched
January 10, 2019
Summary
Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on January 10, 2019. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 245th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,821st orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 2D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 35,825 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Long March-3B / Zhongxing-2D satellite. January 11, 2019Oleg Trifonov
- “中星2D”卫星成功发射 中国航天2019年实现开门红Oleg Trifonov
- China launches Zhongxing 2D satelliteCGTN
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 18th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 245th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,821st orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 2D · NORAD 43920 · 2019-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-001A
- Epoch
- 2019-01-10 20:10:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28087931 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7309149
- Inclination
- 27.1058°
- Ascending node
- 4.8885°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.501°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.0408°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 2D · NORAD 43920 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y56 Stage 3 · re-entered July 3, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat 2D is a geostationary communications satellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
77th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 126th 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
17 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 2D (Chinasat 2D) launch?
Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D) launched on January 10, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)?
Coverage: Long March-3B / Zhongxing-2D satellite. January 11, 2019; “中星2D”卫星成功发射 中国航天2019年实现开门红; China launches Zhongxing 2D satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D)?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D) launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D) reach?
Zhongxing 2D, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 35,825 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 2D (Chinasat 2D) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).