Spacecraft information: STTW-5

Launch Details
Launched 27 December 1991
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 21833
COSPAR ID 1991-088A
Alternative names SHIYAN TONGBU TONGXING WEIXING 5
DONG FANG HONG-2A 5
DFH-2A 5
CHINASAT 4
ZHONGXING 4
ZX 4
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 31.401°
Eccentricity 0.66001
RA ascending node 7.430 hr
Argument perigee 139.025°
Mean anomaly 296.303°
Orbital period 632.556 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 12:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1928.1 km
Mean Altitude 18038.5 km
Peak Altitude 34149.0 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3 R/B

Orbital History

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Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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