CTDRS

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CTDRS is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 32779

Int'l Code: 2008-019A

Perigee: 36,570.8 km

Apogee: 36,657.8 km

Inclination: 8.7 °

Period: 1,478.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42985 km

RCS: 14.1589 m² (large)

Launch date: April 25, 2008
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Tianlian 1 is a data relay satellite to serve as a communications link between ground controllers and the country's next human space mission later this year. The satellite is the first of several craft designed to alleviate China's reliance on international ground stations and tracking ships for communications with the country's growing fleet of satellites.

1 32779U 08019A   24325.47733661 -.00000115  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 32779   8.7429  65.2988 0010116 214.0711 149.7384  0.97414354  9779

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC