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 14.353°
Eccentricity 0.00095
RA ascending node 23.221 hr
Argument perigee 235.906°
Mean anomaly 133.492°
Orbital period 1440.042 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jun 2026, 17:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35830.9 km
Mean Altitude 35870.9 km
Peak Altitude 35911.0 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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