Apstar 1A

 1996-039A

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Apstar 1A was launched by a CZ-3 from Xichang, the first Chinese launch since the Feb 1996 CZ-3B disaster. Apstar 1A provides voice, data and tv relay for southern and eastern Asia for Asia Pacific Telecom's APT Satellite Co of Hong Kong.  In Jul 2010 Apstar 1A was moved to 51.4E and renamed Zhongxing 5D. Its ownership seems to have been changed to China Satcom at that time, which in mid 2010 became the majority shareholder of APT Satellite Holdings.

Apstar 1A
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1996 Jul 3	1047	Launch by CZ3	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, 7:10
	1058	T+11:33? MECO-1
	1105?	T+18? MES-2
	1110?	MECO-2
	1112?	Stage 3 sep
1996 Jul 5			756.08 212 x 42015 x 26.8
1996 Jul 5	1956?	AKM Star 30 burn
1996 Jul 5			1553.24 34088 x 42010 x 1.0
1996 Jul 7	0930?	Lower orbit
1996 Jul 8			1484.62 35763 x 37698 x 0.2
1996 Jul 9	2130?	Lower orbit
1996 Jul 10			1442.41 35759 x 36060 x 0.1 GEO 133.7E+1.5W
1996 Jul 12			1435.80 35749 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 134.0E
1999 Oct 17			1436.12 35784 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 134.0E
2005 Sep 17			1436.14 35783 x 35792 x 0.3 GEO 133.8E
2005 Nov		Move out
2005 Dec		Arrive 125E
2006 Jan		Move out
2006 Feb		Arrive 115E
2006 Mar		Move out
2006 May		Arrive 130E
2006 Aug 3			1436.07 35782 x 35789 x 1.1 GEO 130.0E
2010 May 31			1436.31 35786 x 35795 x 4.5 GEO 129.3E
2010 Jun 3			1437.12 35800 x 35812 x 4.6
2010 Jun 11		Move out	1439.56 35848 x 35860 x 4.6
2010 Aug 22			1438.83 35832 x 35847 x 4.7
2011 Sep 8		Move in at 51.5E
2011 Sep 9		On station	1436.14 35784 x 35790 x 4.8 GEO 51.4E
2011 Jun 4			1436.06 35781 x 35789 x 5.4 GEO 51.4E
2013 Jan 26			1436.05 35781 x 35789 x 6.7 GEO 51.7E