CHINASAT 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 ZX 5B
ZHONGXING 5B
SINOSAT 1
XINNUO 1
INTELSAT APR 1
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.484°
Eccentricity 0.00042
RA ascending node 3.646 hr
Argument perihelion 260.834°
Mean anomaly 282.805°
Orbital period 1451.605 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Mar 2023, 05:28

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36078.7 km
Mean Altitude 36096.7 km
Peak Altitude 36114.8 km

Orbital History

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CZ-3B R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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