Geostationary
ZHONGXING-2A
Military Communications · PLA / China (Military)
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A classified Chinese military communications satellite in geostationary orbit, operating under the Zhongxing designation which covers both commercial and government payloads. The 'A' variants in the Zhongxing numbering typically indicate military missions. Zhongxing-2A supports PLA strategic communications and is part of China's dedicated military satellite communications network distinct from the commercial Zhongxing fleet.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,239–22,244 mi (35,790–35,799 km)
- Inclination
- 1.7°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 38352
- Int’l designator
- 2012-028A
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
More geostationary
- ZHONGXING-2CMilitary Communications
- ZHONGXING-2DMilitary Communications
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- ZHONGXING-3ACommercial Broadband
- ZHONGXING-4ACommercial Communications
- ZHONGXING-6CCommercial Communications