Geostationary
ZHONGXING-2D
Military Communications · PLA / China (Military)
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One of China's classified military communications satellites in the Zhongxing series. Zhongxing-2D provides secure military communications for the People's Liberation Army, supporting China's strategic nuclear forces, naval operations, and command networks across China's territory and global military presence. The 2D designation reflects China's ongoing modernization of its military satellite communications architecture.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,238–22,244 mi (35,789–35,799 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 43920
- Int’l designator
- 2019-001A
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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