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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 6C (Chinasat 6C)
Launched
March 9, 2019 · 16:28 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) 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 March 9, 2019 at 16:28 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 247th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,834th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Long March 3B/E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Zhongxing 6C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 40,611 km orbit inclined 24.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 27th Long March 3B/E flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 247th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,834th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 6C · NORAD 44067 · 2019-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-012A
- Epoch
- 2019-03-09 19:44:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98210333 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7549957
- Inclination
- 24.6438°
- Ascending node
- 52.0283°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.6329°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.0297°
- 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 6C · NORAD 44067 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y54 Stage 3 · re-entered December 16, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zhongxing 6C is a high-throughput Ka-band communications satellite. It will be positioned at 130° East orbital slot.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
50th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 127th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 10, 12:28 AM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
110 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 6C (Chinasat 6C) launch?
Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) launched on March 9, 2019 at 16:28 UTC.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C)?
Coverage: China Launches New Communications Satellite "ChinaSat 6C"; China's Long March rockets complete 300 launches. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C)?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Mar 10, 12:28 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) reach?
Zhongxing 6C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 40,611 km orbit inclined 24.6°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).