Spacecraft information: ZHONGXING-12

Launch Details
Launched 26 November 2012
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 39017
COSPAR ID 2012-067A
Alternative names CHINASAT 12
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.048°
Eccentricity 0.00030
RA ascending node 7.027 hr
Argument perigee 312.696°
Mean anomaly 77.487°
Orbital period 1436.103 min
Epoch of osculation 25 May 2026, 11:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35781.3 km
Mean Altitude 35793.9 km
Peak Altitude 35806.5 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
PDT

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