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 9.832°
Eccentricity 0.00093
RA ascending node 3.327 hr
Argument perigee 222.036°
Mean anomaly 313.528°
Orbital period 1451.610 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2024, 09:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36057.2 km
Mean Altitude 36096.8 km
Peak Altitude 36136.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-3B R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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