Spacecraft information: ZHONGXING-7

Launch Details
Launched 17 August 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 24282
COSPAR ID 1996-048A
Alternative names CHINASAT 7
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 16.647°
Eccentricity 0.35149
RA ascending node 12.548 hr
Argument perigee 263.494°
Mean anomaly 35.815°
Orbital period 1350.105 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 09:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19870.5 km
Mean Altitude 34093.3 km
Peak Altitude 48316.1 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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