Satellites

Payload

ZHONGXING-10

OperationalPayloadGEO

ZHONGXING-10 is a China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) payload satellite, launched on June 20, 2011 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
June 20, 2011 at 04:13 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,802 km
Periapsis
35,773 km
Inclination
1.03°
Orbital period
1436.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom)
Manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Users
Government
Launch mass
5,100 kg
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2011-026A
NORAD catalog №
37677
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
50.1187 m²
Status
Operational