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Zhongxing 20

retired

中星20号

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2003-052ALaunched 11/14/2003

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Zhongxing-20
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3A
Launch Date: 11/14/2003
Last Contact: 12/22/2017

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.17 deg
Dry Mass: 1,100 kg
Total Mass: 2,307 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: 2003-052A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/475