CTDRS

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CTDRS is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 32779

Int'l Code: 2008-019A

Perigee: 36,593.4 km

Apogee: 36,636.2 km

Inclination: 7.7 °

Period: 1,478.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42985 km

RCS: 14.1589 m² (large)

Launch date: April 25, 2008
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Tianlian 1 is a data relay satellite to serve as a communications link between ground controllers and the country's next human space mission later this year. The satellite is the first of several craft designed to alleviate China's reliance on international ground stations and tracking ships for communications with the country's growing fleet of satellites.

1 32779U 08019A   23268.58535455 -.00000079  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 32779   7.6918  69.4814 0004976 209.3106 154.8687  0.97412719 56325

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC