In orbitRocket body

CZ-3 R/B

NORAD: 20474
COSPAR: 1990-011B

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Spacecraft

Built by: CALT
Owner: Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Platform (bus): CZ-3 Stage 3
Mass at launch: 5,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,000 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 2,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 7.5 m
Diameter: 2.3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 7.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20474, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-02-04
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3
Flight: Zhongxing 3
Mission name: DFH 2A
Launch site: XSC, LC3
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-011

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-011, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 1990-02-04
Period: 440.3 min
Inclination: 30.40°
Apogee: 25,318 km
Perigee: 271 km
Radar cross-section: 9.299 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit