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 10.262°
Eccentricity 0.00037
RA ascending node 3.214 hr
Argument perigee 204.007°
Mean anomaly 156.412°
Orbital period 1451.676 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Jul 2025, 13:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36082.3 km
Mean Altitude 36098.1 km
Peak Altitude 36113.9 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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