TIANLIAN 1-02

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TIANLIAN 1-02 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37737

Int'l Code: 2011-032A

Perigee: 36,131.6 km

Apogee: 36,179.3 km

Inclination: 3.6 °

Period: 1,454.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 42526 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   24114.99362809 -.00000021  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 37737   3.5779  73.2189 0005610 250.9343 340.0217  0.98995122 46831

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC