Payload
ZHONGXING-2E
OperationalPayloadGEONORAD 49062
ZHONGXING-2E is a China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) payload satellite, launched on August 5, 2021 into GEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- August 5, 2021 at 04:30 PM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3B/E →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Zhongxing 2E (Chinasat 2E)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,794 km
- Periapsis
- 35,779 km
- Inclination
- 0.04°
- Orbital period
- 1436.1 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom)
- Manufacturer
- China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
- Users
- Government/Commercial
- Launch mass
- 5,000 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Dimensions
- 5 × 2.5 × 2.5 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2021-071A
- NORAD catalog №
- 49062
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational