Spacecraft information: STTW-3

Launch Details
Launched 21 December 1988
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 19710
COSPAR ID 1988-111A
Alternative names SHIYAN TONGBU TONGXING WEIXING 3
DONG FANG HONG-2A 3
DFH-2A 3
CHINASAT 2
ZHONGXING 2
ZX 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.037°
Eccentricity 0.00046
RA ascending node 23.025 hr
Argument perigee 181.742°
Mean anomaly 344.529°
Orbital period 1436.575 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2026, 12:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35783.8 km
Mean Altitude 35803.1 km
Peak Altitude 35822.3 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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