In orbitRocket body

CZ-3A R/B

NORAD: 38050
COSPAR: 2012-002B

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Spacecraft

Built by: CALT
Owner: China Aerospace
Platform (bus): CZ-3A Stage 3
Mass at launch: 7,000 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 S38050, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2012-01-13
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A
Flight: FY-2F
Mission name: fengyun erhao 07 xing
Launch site: XSC, LC3
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2012-002

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2012-002, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2012-01-13
Period: 617.6 min
Inclination: 24.12°
Apogee: 34,954 km
Perigee: 338 km
Radar cross-section: 15.6678 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

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit