CHINASAT 1C

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NORAD ID: 41103

Int'l Code: 2015-073A

Perigee: 36,084.1 km

Apogee: 36,130.0 km

Inclination: 6.3 °

Period: 1,452.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42478 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   25199.25080285  .00000026  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 41103   6.2526  72.8690 0005408 159.5585  51.2382  0.99164449 35239

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC