Geostationary
ZHONGXING-2E
Military Communications · PLA / China (Military)
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A recent Chinese military communications satellite providing enhanced capacity to the PLA's secure communications network. China's military satellite communications architecture has evolved substantially — from basic voice relay to high-throughput digital networks capable of supporting unmanned systems, intelligence data relay, and the full bandwidth demands of modern military operations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,240–22,244 mi (35,793–35,798 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 49062
- Int’l designator
- 2021-071A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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