Spacecraft information: CHUANGXIN-3

Launch Details
Launched 18 July 2013
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 39209
COSPAR ID 2013-037B
Alternative names CX-3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.081°
Eccentricity 0.00030
RA ascending node 0.742 hr
Argument perigee 311.110°
Mean anomaly 48.985°
Orbital period 97.681 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Jan 2026, 12:15

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 652.7 km
Mean Altitude 654.9 km
Peak Altitude 657.0 km

Launched alongside

SHIYAN-7 SHIJIAN-15 CZ-4C R/B CZ-4C DEB CZ-4C DEB CZ-4C DEB CZ-4C DEB SHIYAN-7 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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