Spacecraft information: ZHONGXING-5

Launch Details
Launched 22 May 1984
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 14985
COSPAR ID 1984-049A
Alternative names CHINASAT 5
SPACENET 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.368°
Eccentricity 0.00087
RA ascending node 23.240 hr
Argument perigee 239.062°
Mean anomaly 313.559°
Orbital period 1440.249 min
Epoch of osculation 10 May 2026, 05:30

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35838.2 km
Mean Altitude 35875.0 km
Peak Altitude 35911.7 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 1 R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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