Sunday, March 17, 1996

Chinasat 3

 1990-011A




STTW-4 (Chinasat 3, Zhongxing 3?) was launched in Feb 1990 and was the third and last DFH-2A satellite. It was stationed at the 98E Chinasat 3 position.


Chinasat 3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Feb 4  1227:03 Launch by CZ-3  XSC 
  T+2:06 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:07 St 2 burn 
  T+4:15 St 2 MECO 
  T+4:19 Fairing 
  T+4:22 St 2 VECO 
  T+4:23 Stage 3 burn 
 1239? T+11:08 MECO-1 
 1243?  Stage 3 MES-2 
 1248? Stage 3 MECO  
  Spinup payload 
 1249? Stage 3 sep   
1990 Feb 5   (Stage 3 orbit, Feb 13) 626.85 245 x 35523 x 30.7 
1990 Feb 5    720.85 4732 x 35773 x 12.3 
1990 Feb 6  0230?  AKM 
1990 Feb 6    1470.64 35721 x 37199 x 0.5 GEO 146.0E+8.5W 
1990 Feb 12   mv in  1436.40 35782 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 97.9E+0.1W 
1990 Feb 18    1436.01 35779 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 97.9E 
1990 Feb 27    1436.06 35784 x 35787 x 0.1 GEO 98.1E 
1991 Jul 7    1436.06 35778 x 35792 x 0.1 GEO 98.2E 
1992 Mar 12    1436.14 35783 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 98.1E 
1993 Jun 13    1436.18 35777 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 98.0E 
1994 Apr 22    1436.00 35782 x 35787 x 0.1 GEO 97.9E 

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