Geostationary
ZHONGXING-12
Commercial Communications · ChinaSat
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A Chinese commercial communications satellite providing C and Ku-band services primarily for Asia-Pacific customers. China's commercial satellite operators have expanded their reach across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America, reflecting China's Belt and Road Initiative strategy of using satellite communications as soft power infrastructure — building connectivity relationships that create economic and political dependencies on Chinese space assets.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,234–22,249 mi (35,783–35,806 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 39017
- Int’l designator
- 2012-067A
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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