Satellites

Communications

APSTAR-2R (TELSTAR 10)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

APSTAR-2R (TELSTAR 10) is a China communications satellite, launched on October 16, 1997 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
October 16, 1997 at 07:13 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Operator
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
Apstar 2R

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,125 km
Periapsis
36,046 km
Inclination
10.71°
Orbital period
1451.4 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
2,264.62 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-062A
NORAD catalog №
25010
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
7.9433 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational