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ZHONGXING-2E

NORAD 49062· COSPAR 2021-071A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 5, 2021 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B | Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:32 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 5, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
35,803 km
Perigee
35,789 km
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ZHONGXING-2E across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.6 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35789 × 35803 km
357963580535786May 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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