In orbitRocket body

CZ-3C R/B

NORAD: 34780
COSPAR: 2009-018B

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Spacecraft

Built by: CALT
Owner: China Aerospace
Platform (bus): CZ-3A Stage 3
Mass at launch: 8,400 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,800 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Total mass with attached parts: 2,800 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 12.4 m
Diameter: 3 m
Span with arrays and booms: 12.4 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S34780, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2009-04-14
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3C
Flight: Beidou DW2
Mission name: er ke beidou daohang wei
Launch site: XSC, LC2?
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2009-018

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2009-018, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2009-04-14
Period: 555.7 min
Inclination: 20.81°
Apogee: 31,747 km
Perigee: 279 km
Radar cross-section: 13.0144 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

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