ZHONGXING-20A

NORAD 37234 · COSPAR 2010-064A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #4593 @ 36231 x 36399 km x 4.3969 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-06-12 20:32 UTC Â· 29187.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

ZHONGXING-20A
1 37234U 10064A 23163.85577177 .00000006 00000+0 00000+0 0 9996
2 37234 4.3969 102.0970 0019738 238.6510 278.1620 0.98415503 45936

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 24th 2010

Spacecraft age

15 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

People's Liberation Army (C41)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 3B

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

2,300 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

4.3969Â°

Period

1463.18 min

Perigee

36231 km

Apogee

36399 km

Eccentricity

0.0019738

RAAN

102.097Â°

Arg of Perigee

238.651Â°

Mean Motion

0.98415503 rev/d