Spacecraft information: STTW-2

Launch Details
Launched 6 March 1988
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 18922
COSPAR ID 1988-014A
Alternative names SHIYAN TONGBU TONGXING WEIXING 2
DONG FANG HONG-2A 2
DFH-2A 2
CHINASAT 1
ZHONGXING 1
ZX 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.345°
Eccentricity 0.00033
RA ascending node 22.695 hr
Argument perigee 186.119°
Mean anomaly 349.427°
Orbital period 1435.668 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Mar 2026, 18:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35771.4 km
Mean Altitude 35785.3 km
Peak Altitude 35799.3 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3 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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