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 10.229°
Eccentricity 0.00032
RA ascending node 3.223 hr
Argument perigee 214.655°
Mean anomaly 148.672°
Orbital period 1451.604 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 10:08

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36083.0 km
Mean Altitude 36096.7 km
Peak Altitude 36110.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CZ-3B R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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