CHUANGXIN-3 (CX-3)
Launch
Launched on Jul 19, 2013 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & ChuangXin 3 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:08 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jul 19, 2013
Mass
—
Apogee
652 km
Perigee
648 km
Inclination
98.09°
Period
1.63 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for CHUANGXIN-3 (CX-3) across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
648 × 652 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.
Launched with
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2013-037 (Long March 4C | Shijian 15, Shiyan 7 & ChuangXin 3).
- SHIYAN-7 (SY-7) · 39208
- SHIJIAN-15 (SJ-15) · 39210
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