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 16.677°
Eccentricity 0.35162
RA ascending node 12.674 hr
Argument perigee 261.025°
Mean anomaly 50.430°
Orbital period 1350.099 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 22:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 19865.2 km
Mean Altitude 34093.2 km
Peak Altitude 48321.1 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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