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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)
Launched
August 5, 2021 · 16:30 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 5, 2021 at 16:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:20 to 16:56 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 330th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 6,112th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Long March 3B/E flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 2E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 35,829 km orbit inclined 27.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 40th Long March 3B/E flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 330th launch26th this yearhumanity's 6,112th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 2E · NORAD 49062 · 2021-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-071A
- Epoch
- 2021-08-05 19:04:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28010122 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7306857
- Inclination
- 27.1538°
- Ascending node
- 199.2691°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4778°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.7392°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Zhongxing 2E · NORAD 49062 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y76 Stage 3 · re-entered November 22, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinasat 2E is a geostationary communications satellite.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
93rd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 4th this year · 159th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 6, 12:30 AM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) launch?
Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) launched on August 5, 2021 at 16:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:20 to 16:56 UTC.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)?
Coverage: Long March-3B launches ChinaSat-2E (ZhongXing-2E). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 6, 12:30 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) reach?
Zhongxing 2E, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 35,829 km orbit inclined 27.2°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).