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Zhongwei 1

retired

中卫一号

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1998-033ALaunched 5/30/1998

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Zhongwei 1 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B
Launch Date: 5/30/1998
Last Contact: 6/12/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.11 deg
Dry Mass: 1,200 kg
Total Mass: 2,917 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. (China Satcom)
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1998-033A