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 14.430°
Eccentricity 0.00136
RA ascending node 23.318 hr
Argument perigee 243.225°
Mean anomaly 308.399°
Orbital period 1440.139 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Dec 2025, 05:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35815.2 km
Mean Altitude 35872.8 km
Peak Altitude 35930.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 1 R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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