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 14.435°
Eccentricity 0.00079
RA ascending node 23.402 hr
Argument perigee 148.414°
Mean anomaly 30.425°
Orbital period 1435.788 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Jun 2024, 14:31

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35754.5 km
Mean Altitude 35787.7 km
Peak Altitude 35820.8 km

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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