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ZHONGXING-6A
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
September 4, 2010 at 04:14 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3B →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,957 km
Periapsis
35,942 km
Inclination
4.21°
Orbital period
1444.43 min
Spacecraft
Operator
China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom)
Manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
5,000 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-042A
NORAD catalog №
37150
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
63.0957 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational