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 14.109°
Eccentricity 0.00035
RA ascending node 23.093 hr
Argument perigee 197.598°
Mean anomaly 339.804°
Orbital period 1437.219 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Feb 2026, 19:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35800.8 km
Mean Altitude 35815.7 km
Peak Altitude 35830.6 km

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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