Spacecraft information: SINOSAT 2

Launch Details
Launched 27 October 2006
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 29516
COSPAR ID 2006-048A
Alternative names XINNUO 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.980°
Eccentricity 0.00361
RA ascending node 3.765 hr
Argument perigee 277.662°
Mean anomaly 89.651°
Orbital period 1550.358 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Dec 2025, 09:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 37841.2 km
Mean Altitude 38001.6 km
Peak Altitude 38162.0 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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