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Zhongxing 1A

retired

中星1号A

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2011-047ALaunched 9/18/2011

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Zhongxing 1A Mission
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B G3
Launch Date: 9/18/2011
Last Contact: 11/16/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.57 deg
Dry Mass: 2,500 kg
Total Mass: 5,320 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: 2011-047A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/649