CHINASAT 5A

Launch Details
Launched 29 May 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 25354
COSPAR ID 1998-033A
Alternative names ZX 5A
ZHONGXING 5A
ZHONGWEI 1
CHINASTAR 1
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.232°
Eccentricity 0.00048
RA ascending node 4.814 hr
Argument perihelion 41.986°
Mean anomaly 157.212°
Orbital period 1454.682 min
Epoch of osculation 30 May 2023, 20:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36136.2 km
Mean Altitude 36156.7 km
Peak Altitude 36177.3 km

Orbital History

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CZ-3B R/B

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32.72°N
117.16°W
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