Payload
ZHONGXING-26
OperationalPayloadGEO
ZHONGXING-26 is a China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) payload satellite, launched on February 23, 2023 into GEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- February 23, 2023 at 11:49 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3B/E →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- ChinaSat 26
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,800 km
- Periapsis
- 35,772 km
- Inclination
- 0.07°
- Orbital period
- 1436.07 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom)
- Manufacturer
- China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 5,250 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-023A
- NORAD catalog №
- 55686
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational