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Chinasat 2C

41021. Chinasat 2C was launched on November 3, 2015 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-063ANORAD 41021China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Zhongxing 2C
Common name
Chinasat 2C
Payload designation
Shentong-2 03 xing?
International designator
2015-063A
NORAD catalog number
41021
GCAT identifier
S41021
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/789

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Shentong
Owner
PLA GAD
Country
China
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
DFH-4?

Launch

Date
November 3, 2015 · 16:25 UTC
Launch record
2015-063Success
Spaceport
Xichang · pad LC3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,777 km
Apogee
35,797 km
Inclination
0.45°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
5,000 kg
Dry mass
2,500 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q21710925 (CC0).