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 0.007°
Eccentricity 0.00033
RA ascending node 9.647 hr
Argument perigee 217.465°
Mean anomaly 84.928°
Orbital period 1436.122 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 12:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35780.4 km
Mean Altitude 35794.2 km
Peak Altitude 35808.1 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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