Satellites

Payload

STTW-2

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

STTW-2 is a China payload satellite, launched on March 7, 1988 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 7, 1988 at 12:41 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3
Operator
Ministry of Space Industry
Mission
DFH-2A 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,796 km
Periapsis
35,760 km
Inclination
13.27°
Orbital period
1435.65 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
437.07 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-014A
NORAD catalog №
18922
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