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Zhongxing 1C

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中星1C

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2015-073ALaunched 12/9/2015

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Zhongxing 1C Mission
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B G3
Launch Date: 12/9/2015
Last Contact: 5/26/2023

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.03 deg
Dry Mass: 2,500 kg
Total Mass: 5,000 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: Fenghuo military communications
Active Satellites: 5

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2015-073A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/789