Space & Earth Science
NORAD ID: 32274
Int'l Code: 2007-051B
Launch date: October 24, 2007
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Decay date: 2008-01-28
Comments: China's burgeoning space program achieved another historic milestone during Wednesday's successful launch of the nation's first deep space probe on a one-year mission to study the moon from lunar orbit. Chang'e 1 was placed in an egg-shaped [sic] orbit stretching from a perigee of 127 miles to an apogee of nearly 32,000 miles, according to the state-owned Xinhua news agency. In a brief flash of transparency in the Chinese space program, officials opened the normally off-limits space center to guests who purchased tickets to view the launch. The blastoff was also broadcasted live on state-owned television and through the Internet.
Note: This is a ROCKET BODY
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for CZ-3A R/B
