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SINOSAT 2 (XINNUO 2)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
October 28, 2006 at 04:20 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3B →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Xinnuo 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
38,154 km
Periapsis
37,835 km
Inclination
14.42°
Orbital period
1550.35 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-048A
NORAD catalog №
29516
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
10.0237 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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