CHINASAT 1C

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NORAD ID: 41103

Int'l Code: 2015-073A

Perigee: 36,091.7 km

Apogee: 36,118.1 km

Inclination: 5.2 °

Period: 1,452.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42475 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: December 9, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

CHINASAT 1C will provide high-quality voice, data, radio and television transmission services, according to official channels. Western analysts believe the satellite is a follow-up to the launch of a similar craft named Chinasat 1A in September 2011, likely beaming secure communications signals for the Chinese military.

1 41103U 15073A   24139.73972977 -.00000280  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 41103   5.1683  77.6759 0003107 146.6795  67.1187  0.99171843 31011

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC