TIANLIAN 1-02

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TIANLIAN 1-02 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37737

Int'l Code: 2011-032A

Perigee: 36,131.9 km

Apogee: 36,176.1 km

Inclination: 3.6 °

Period: 1,454.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 42524 km

RCS: 12.5893 m² (large)

Launch date: July 11, 2011
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

TIANLIAN 1-02 is the second Tianlian 1 data relay satellite, joining a similar craft launched in April 2008. The satellites are part of a network to increase the coverage of tracking stations for Chinese space missions across the globe.

1 37737U 11032A   24139.16459223 -.00000216  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 37737   3.6398  73.1252 0005192 250.1325 315.3148  0.99000292 47077

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC