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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 9
Launched
June 9, 2008
Summary
Zhongxing 9 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 June 9, 2008. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 53rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,913th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Zhongxing 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 49,600 km orbit inclined 24.1°. 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
- 9th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 53rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,913th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Zhongxing 9 · NORAD 33051 · 2008-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CHINASAT 9
- Object ID
- 2008-028A
- Epoch
- 2008-06-09 05:13:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.56798869 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7883582
- Inclination
- 24.0749°
- Ascending node
- 79.8628°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.8988°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.7458°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Zhongxing 9 · NORAD 33051
CZ-3B Y11 Stage 3 · re-entered January 16, 2014
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
30th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 49th 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
44 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 9 launch?
Zhongxing 9 launched on June 9, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zhongxing 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zhongxing 9?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Zhongxing 9 launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Zhongxing 9 reach?
Zhongxing 9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 49,600 km orbit inclined 24.1°.
How many satellites did Zhongxing 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).