ZHONGXING-18

Launch Details
Launched 18 August 2019
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 44493
COSPAR ID 2019-053A
Alternative names CHINASAT 18
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 28.463°
Eccentricity 0.65305
RA ascending node 19.246 hr
Argument perigee 260.556°
Mean anomaly 25.503°
Orbital period 428.831 min
Epoch of osculation 01 May 2025, 20:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 164.6 km
Mean Altitude 12466.3 km
Peak Altitude 24768.0 km

Orbital History

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CZ-3B R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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