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ZHONGXING-6B

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
July 5, 2007 at 12:08 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3B →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Zhongxing 6B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,158 km
Periapsis
36,100 km
Inclination
2.43°
Orbital period
1453.63 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom)
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Users
Government/Commercial
Launch mass
4,600 kg
Power
9,500 W
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-031A
NORAD catalog №
31800
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
17.8038 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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