ZHONGXING-2A

NORAD 38352 · COSPAR 2012-028A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5273 @ 35771 x 35803 km x 1.8187 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-07 01:13 UTC Â· 19.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ZHONGXING-2A
1 38352U 12028A 26311.05077961 -.00000288 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 38352 1.8187 81.8503 0003751 208.2395 232.7214 1.00270630052735

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 26th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 5 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 Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)

Launch mass

5,200 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

1.8187Â°

Period

1436.11 min

Perigee

35771 km

Apogee

35803 km

Eccentricity

0.0003751

RAAN

81.8503Â°

Arg of Perigee

208.2395Â°

Mean Motion

1.0027063 rev/d