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 13.408°
Eccentricity 0.00046
RA ascending node 22.732 hr
Argument perigee 196.752°
Mean anomaly 177.249°
Orbital period 1435.867 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 13:31

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35769.9 km
Mean Altitude 35789.2 km
Peak Altitude 35808.6 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
PST

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