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Zhongxing 20A

retired

中星20号A卫星

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2010-064ALaunched 11/24/2010

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Zhongxing 20A Mission
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3A
Launch Date: 11/24/2010
Last Contact: 4/14/2023

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,785.5 km
Inclination: 0.55 deg
Dry Mass: 1,100 kg
Total Mass: 2,325 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Manufacturer: China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Constellation

Name: Shentong military communications
Active Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2010-064A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/649