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 10.606°
Eccentricity 0.00108
RA ascending node 3.120 hr
Argument perigee 232.782°
Mean anomaly 311.045°
Orbital period 1451.611 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Dec 2025, 08:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36051.2 km
Mean Altitude 36096.9 km
Peak Altitude 36142.5 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3B 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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