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Zhongxing 1D

Zhongxing 1D was launched on November 26, 2021 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2021-114ANORAD 49505China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Zhongxing 1D
Payload designation
Fenghuo-2 04 xing?
International designator
2021-114A
NORAD catalog number
49505
GCAT identifier
S49505
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1123

Mission

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

Launch

Date
November 26, 2021 · 16:40 UTC
Launch record
2021-114Success
Spaceport
Xichang · pad LC2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,781 km
Apogee
35,793 km
Inclination
1.83°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 4, 2023

Size

Mass
5,250 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 Q110115049 (CC0).