Dongfanghong-2 2

Chinese communications satellite. Dongfanghong-2 2 was launched on April 8, 1984 aboard a Chang Zheng 3 from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-035ANORAD 14899China

Identity

Name in GCAT: Shiyan Tongbu Tongxin Wx.
Common name: Dongfanghong-2 2
Payload designation: DFH-2 0B
Other names: STW
International designator: 1984-035A
NORAD catalog number: 14899
GCAT identifier: S14899
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/475

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: DFH-2
Owner: MAI
Country: China
Builder: Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus): DFH-2

Launch

Date: April 8, 1984 · 11:20 UTC
Launch record: 1984-035Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3
Spaceport: Xichang · pad LC3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,777 km
Apogee: 35,798 km
Inclination: 0.65°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jun 28, 1988
End of operations: Jun 28, 1988

Size

Mass: 395 kg
Dry mass: 395 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 920 kg
Length: 1.6 m
Diameter: 2.10 m
Span: 2.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16320877 (CC0).