| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Satellite Zhongxing 2A (Chinasat 2A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | People´s Liberation Army (C41) |
| Users | Military/Government |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 98 |
| Perigee (km) | 35781 |
| Apogee (km) | 35792 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000130466238895544 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.19 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.09 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5200 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 26-05-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Xichang Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 3B |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-028A |
| NORAD Number | 38352 |
| Comments | Operated by the Army and their aim is to provide secured voice and data communications services for ground users using Ku-band. |