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ZHONGXING-11

NORAD 39157· COSPAR 2013-020A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on May 1, 2013 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 11 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 15:41 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 1, 2013
Mass
—
Apogee
35,796 km
Perigee
35,794 km
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ZHONGXING-11 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.6 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35794 × 35796 km
357963581035783May 28Oct 24
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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