CHINASAT 2A

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CHINASAT 2A is classified as:

NORAD ID: 38352

Int'l Code: 2012-028A

Perigee: 35,781.4 km

Apogee: 35,806.5 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: 2.5119 m² (large)

Launch date: May 26, 2012
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

CHINASAT 2A is a chinese military communications satellite. The spacecraft will circularize its orbit about 22,300 miles (35,888 km) over the equator, where its speed will match the rate of Earth's rotation, making the satellite appear to hover over a fixed position. The Xinhua news agency reported the satellite was built by the China Academy of Space Technology. The craft is likely based on China's DFH-4 satellite platform, China's most powerful standardized platform for communications missions. According to Xinhua, the Chinasat 2A satellite "will be used to meet the demands for China's radio and TV broadcasting and broadband multimedia transmissions". But analysts believe the satellite will serve with Chinese military with on-the-move communications.

1 38352U 12028A   18320.62737198 -.00000289 +00000-0 +00000-0 0  9991
2 38352 000.0218 014.8588 0002978 317.8395 047.0946 01.00271095023875

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC