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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 6B
Launched
July 5, 2007
Summary
Zhongxing 6B 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 July 5, 2007. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 47th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,850th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Zhongxing 6B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 49,729 km orbit inclined 24.2°. 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
- 8th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 47th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,850th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 6B · NORAD 31800 · 2007-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2007-031A
- Epoch
- 2007-07-05 20:20:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.56349502 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7890775
- Inclination
- 24.2399°
- Ascending node
- 102.4092°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.287°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.6853°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- -0.010547
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 6B · NORAD 31800 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y10 Stage 3 · re-entered July 9, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 46th 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
52 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 6B launch?
Zhongxing 6B launched on July 5, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 6B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zhongxing 6B?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 6B launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongxing 6B reach?
Zhongxing 6B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 243 × 49,729 km orbit inclined 24.2°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 6B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).