Spacecraft information: ZHONGXING-5B

Launch Details
Launched 17 July 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 25404
COSPAR ID 1998-044A
Alternative names CHINASAT 5B
SINOSAT 1
XINNUO 1
INTELSAT APR 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.943°
Eccentricity 0.00040
RA ascending node 3.024 hr
Argument perigee 258.708°
Mean anomaly 98.564°
Orbital period 1451.687 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Jun 2026, 03:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36081.1 km
Mean Altitude 36098.3 km
Peak Altitude 36115.5 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3B R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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