CHINASAT 1C

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NORAD ID: 41103

Int'l Code: 2015-073A

Perigee: 36,085.9 km

Apogee: 36,126.5 km

Inclination: 6.2 °

Period: 1,452.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42477 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   25190.40155519 -.00000142  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 41103   6.2310  72.9746 0004786 158.5978 132.8858  0.99167422 35144

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC