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
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.631°
Eccentricity 0.00089
RA ascending node 23.602 hr
Argument perihelion 126.525°
Mean anomaly 230.637°
Orbital period 1436.726 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Jun 2023, 23:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35768.5 km
Mean Altitude 35806.1 km
Peak Altitude 35843.6 km

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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