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ZHONGXING-6D

NORAD 52255· COSPAR 2022-038A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Apr 15, 2022 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B | ChinaSat 6D
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 16:32 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Apr 15, 2022
Mass
Apogee
35,802 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.05°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ZHONGXING-6D across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.7 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
35787 × 35802 km
357683580435733May 28Sep 9
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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