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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 2026-10-23 13:31 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Apr 15, 2022
Mass
—
Apogee
35,806 km
Perigee
35,783 km
Inclination
0.03°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

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

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.3 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
35783 × 35806 km
357713580835733May 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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