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 31.230°
Eccentricity 0.65516
RA ascending node 11.528 hr
Argument perigee 45.416°
Mean anomaly 352.210°
Orbital period 632.565 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Apr 2025, 11:08

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2046.5 km
Mean Altitude 18038.8 km
Peak Altitude 34031.0 km

Orbital History

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CZ-3 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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