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 13.996°
Eccentricity 0.00363
RA ascending node 3.760 hr
Argument perigee 278.133°
Mean anomaly 81.417°
Orbital period 1550.359 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Dec 2025, 20:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 37840.4 km
Mean Altitude 38001.6 km
Peak Altitude 38162.8 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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