ZHONGXING-2A
Launch
Launched on May 26, 2012 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | Chinasat-2A →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:08 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 26, 2012
Mass
—
Apogee
35,799 km
Perigee
35,789 km
Inclination
1.66°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ZHONGXING-2A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35789 × 35799 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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