ZHONGXING-2A

NORAD 38352 · COSPAR 2012-028A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5253 @ 35777 x 35796 km x 1.7648 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 23:54 UTC Â· 14.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ZHONGXING-2A
1 38352U 12028A 26290.99630492 -.00000290 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 38352 1.7648 82.1121 0002228 192.4978 208.8411 1.00272158052533

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 26th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 4 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

1.7648Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35777 km

Apogee

35796 km

Eccentricity

0.0002228

RAAN

82.1121Â°

Arg of Perigee

192.4978Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272158 rev/d