Satellites

Payload

STTW-1

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

STTW-1 is a China payload satellite, launched on February 1, 1986 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 1, 1986 at 06:11 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
US-K 46

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,814 km
Periapsis
35,793 km
Inclination
10.62°
Orbital period
1436.95 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
429.14 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1986-010A
NORAD catalog №
16526
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
10 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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