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 14.372°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 23.246 hr
Argument perigee 244.406°
Mean anomaly 290.370°
Orbital period 1440.281 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Apr 2026, 04:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35840.0 km
Mean Altitude 35875.6 km
Peak Altitude 35911.2 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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