Geostationary
ZHONGXING-4A
Commercial Communications · ChinaSat
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One of China's newest commercial communications satellites, continuing the expansion of the Zhongxing fleet. ChinaSat's commercial satellite expansion reflects China's ambition to become a major provider of satellite services across Asia, Africa, and Latin America — markets where Western operators have traditionally dominated but where Chinese pricing and political relationships are creating new competitive dynamics.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,240–22,245 mi (35,791–35,800 km)
- Inclination
- 1.1°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 60606
- Int’l designator
- 2024-151A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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