Spacecraft information: ZHONGXING-9

Launch Details
Launched 8 June 2008
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 33051
COSPAR ID 2008-028A
Alternative names CHINASAT 9
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.686°
Eccentricity 0.00054
RA ascending node 5.714 hr
Argument perigee 304.157°
Mean anomaly 4.033°
Orbital period 1436.108 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 04:30

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35771.4 km
Mean Altitude 35793.9 km
Peak Altitude 35816.5 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3B R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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