Geostationary
ZHONGXING-2C
Military Communications · PLA / China (Military)
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A classified Chinese military communications satellite, part of China's dedicated PLA communications architecture. Zhongxing-2C provides encrypted military communications links for Chinese armed forces — supporting everything from strategic command communications to tactical military operations. China's military satellite communications network is maintained separately from commercial systems to ensure operational security and reliability.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,217–22,268 mi (35,754–35,837 km)
- Inclination
- 0.5°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 41021
- Int’l designator
- 2015-063A
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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