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 13.604°
Eccentricity 0.00055
RA ascending node 22.849 hr
Argument perigee 158.322°
Mean anomaly 198.756°
Orbital period 1436.548 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Apr 2025, 03:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35779.5 km
Mean Altitude 35802.6 km
Peak Altitude 35825.6 km

Orbital History

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CZ-3 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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