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 14.146°
Eccentricity 0.00050
RA ascending node 23.127 hr
Argument perigee 202.364°
Mean anomaly 349.281°
Orbital period 1437.112 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Dec 2025, 23:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35792.6 km
Mean Altitude 35813.6 km
Peak Altitude 35834.6 km

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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