CHINASAT 1A

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CHINASAT 1A is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 37804

Int'l Code: 2011-047A

Perigee: 35,849.2 km

Apogee: 35,879.7 km

Inclination: 1.7 °

Period: 1,439.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 42235 km

RCS: 15.8489 m² (large)

Launch date: September 17, 2011
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

CHINASAT 1A is a Chinese communications satellite, potentially designed to relay messages between Chinese military forces. The satellite will provide high-quality voice communication, broadcast and data transmission services for users across China. Western analysts believe Chinasat 1A will serve the Chinese military. Xinhua reported the spacecraft was manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The satellite could be based on the DFH-4 spacecraft bus, China's most powerful standardized platform for communications missions.

1 37804U 11047A   24114.56204551 -.00000101  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 37804   1.6855  88.3862 0003612 280.9914 128.7413  1.00020120 19483

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC