Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Satellite Zhongxing 11 (Chinasat 11) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
China (PR) |
Operator/Owner |
China Satellite Communication Corp. (China Satcom) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
98.2 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35803 |
Eccentricity |
0.000332076187765364 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.65 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.24 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5100 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
01-05-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
Country of Contractor |
China (PR) |
Launch Site |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March 3B |
COSPAR Number |
2013-020A |
NORAD Number |
39157 |
Comments |
Part of the satellite’s communications payload has been leased to Sri Lanka, co-branded as SupremeSat-II. |