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ZHONGXING-2C

NORAD 41021· COSPAR 2015-063A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 3, 2015 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing-2C (Chinasat-2C)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 14:32 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 3, 2015
Mass
Apogee
35,835 km
Perigee
35,753 km
Inclination
0.48°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ZHONGXING-2C across 104 days of archived orbital elements (106 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35753 × 35835 km
357963583935752May 28Sep 10
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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