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ZHONGXING-6C

NORAD 44067· COSPAR 2019-012A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Mar 9, 2019 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | Zhongxing 6C (Chinasat 6C) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:41 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Mar 9, 2019
Mass
—
Apogee
35,831 km
Perigee
35,757 km
Inclination
0.04°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ZHONGXING-6C across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35758 × 35830 km
357953586035730May 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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